Ronfe Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Ronfe, Concelho de Guimarães, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-07-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Ronfe

• Guimarães Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016

Shield Or, a spinning wheel Gules, surrounded by two flax branches Vert, blossomed of the same and seeded Or tied in base, in chief a scallop Azure garnished Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "RONFE"
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, the local patron saint.
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 7 November 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016

Presentation of Ronfe

Ronfe Commune is one of the 48 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 4462 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 5.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2016

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