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Last modified: 2014-12-06 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: pechao(olhao) | fish | knife | fountain | base(wavy) |
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![[Pechão commune]](../images/p/pt-olhpc.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Nov 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2014
![[Pechão commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-olhpc).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Nov 2014
Shield Or over a base wavy of Vert and Argent, a fish Gules, in dexter chief a knife Gules framed by two wreaths of palm Vert, in sinister chief a heraldic fountain. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in lack upper case letters "PECHÃO - OLHÃO".
Meaning:
The knife is an attribute of St. Bartholomew, the local patron saint. The fish is a canting element, the base wavy is referring to the Atlantic. Flag and arms were designed by Luís Moreira.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2014
Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 May 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2014
Pechão is one of the five communes and of the three boroughs (urban communes) of Olhão Municipality. It had 3 601 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 20,31 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2014
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