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![[Castelo (Moimenta da Beira) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-mbrcs.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
![[Castelo (Moimenta da Beira) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-mbrcs).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
Shield Purpure an arch Or made of ashlars, issuant from base a mount Argent charged with a 6-point star Azure and abased parted by a bar wavy of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CASTELO – MOIMENTA DA BEIRA".
Meaning:
The arch is a representation of the local heritage. The mount is a representation of the sanctuary of Our Lady of Conception, the local patron saint. The star is one of her attributes. The bar wavy is a representation of the creeks Tedo and Leomil.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 11 October 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
Castelo is one of the 13 communes of Moimenta da Beira Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 196 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 6,42 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Feb 2025
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