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![[Gouviães e Ucanha united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-trcgu.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,27 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a bridge Gules masoned Argent with three arches and an annexed embattled tower of the same at sinister, on dexter chief a lyre Azure surrounded by a wreath formed by an olive branch Vert fruited Sable at dexter and a vine wreath Vert fruited Purpure at sinister. Mural crown with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE DE GOUVIÃES E UCANHA".
Meaning:
Tower and bridge are representing Ucanha, lyre and wreath Gouviães.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 28 June 2016
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Gouviães e Ucanha is one of the three communes of Tarouca Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 698 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 8,94 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
![[Gouviães commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-trcgu-gv.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,27 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a bridge Sable masoned Or with two arches, on chief a lyre Gules flanked by two olive branches Vert fruited Sable in pale. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "GOUVIÃES - TAROUCA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 August 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Gouviães was one of the six communes of Tarouca Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 414 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2,62 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
![[ commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-trcgu-uc.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a bridge Gules masoned Argent with three arches and an annexed embattled tower of the same at sinister, on dexter chief a bunch of grapes Purpure leafed Vert. Mural crown with four visible towers (town rank) and short white scroll, in Bérnard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "UCANHA".
Meaning:
The main charge is a representation of the so called "Tower of Ucanha", a watch tower protecting the masoned bridge, crossing the Varosa River, see e.g. here.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 May 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
Ucanha was one of the six communes of Tarouca Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 403 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,28 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2024
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