Last modified: 2024-09-14 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: cavernaes | belfry | scissors |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
![[Cavernães commune flag]](../images/p/pt-viscn.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Sep 2024
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, 11 Sep 2024
Shield Vert a belfry Argent with bell Or in a window Vert, on either chief corner a pair of scissors Or, on base a push cart of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "CAVERNÃES".
Meaning:
The belfry is a representation of the local church and a symbol for the religiousness of the local people. The scissors are a representation of the famous local school for taylors, name giver of a local social club "As Costureirinhas de Cavernães". The push cart is a symbol for agriculture.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Sep 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 September 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Sep 2024
Cavernães is one of the 18 communes of Viseu Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1335 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 14,13 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Sep 2024
back to Viseu Communes click here