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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Feteira (Angra dH) commune]](../images/p/pt-aghft.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 July 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, 9 July 2024
![[Feteira (Angra dH) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-aghft).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2015
Shield Vert, a bunch of six wheat ears Or tied of the same and flanked by three grapevines Or leafed Argent ordered 2:1, in chief an 8-point star Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "FETEIRA - ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO"
Meaning:
The star is an attribute of Our Lady of Grace, the local patron saint.
Sources: here and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2015
Expertise of Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) made on 19 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2015
Feteira is one of the 19 communes of the Angra do Heroísmo Municipality; it had 1239 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Nov 2015
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