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''' ALVELOS '''
''' ALVELOS '''

Revision as of 09:32, 8 November 2012

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ALVELOS

Municipality : Barcelos
District : Braga

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Official blazon

Escudo de azul, roda de azenha de prata movente de duas géminas ondadas do mesmo, em campanha; em chefe, grelha de ouro, disposta em faixa. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: “ ALVELOS - BARCELOS “.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 2, 2004.

The grill is the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Lawrence. The base shows the watermills in the Ameias river in the parish, which have been of great importance in the local development.

Literature : image provided by Sergio Horta