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Sopo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Sopo, Concelho de Vila Nova de Cerveira, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 28 Aug 2008

About the flag
Presentation of Sopo

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About the Flag

It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Aug 2008

Coat of arms

image by Sérgio Horta, 28 Aug 2008

The arms are Argent two beehives Sable garnished Argent set in fess and in chief a scallop Gules and in base a harrow Gules armed Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SOPO".
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James of Compostela, the local patron saint.
Source: Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes' webpage

António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Aug 2008

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2002.08.02 (D.G.A.L. registry nº 218/2002, of Aug. 12th.)
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Aug 2008

Presentation of Sopo

Sopo Commune is one of the 11 communes of the Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality (q.v.); it had 576 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 13,91 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Aug 2008

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