Miranda do Douro Municipality (Portugal)

Concelho de Miranda do Douro / Cunceilho de Miranda de l Douro

Last modified: 2005-08-26 by antonio martins
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About the flag

This is the municipal flag of the leonese speaking municipality of Miranda do Douro / Miranda de l Douro, Portugal. Flag: red over white gyronny, with coat of arms in the center. Arms: or, a castle red, open and litten in argent, under a crescent poiting downwards; mural crown argent, with five visible towers (city rank); white scroll at the bottom reading in black uppercase sans serif "CIDADE DE MIRANDA DO DOURO".
António Martins, 26 May 1998

Presentation of Miranda do Douro

Miranda do Douro constitute a linguistic minority within Portugal: they speak a dialect (Mirandese — mirandés) of the Leonese or Asturo-Leonese language, spoken also (but not official) in the spanish communities of Castilla-León (León province) and Asturias. Mirandese has recently [1999] become official in the geographic area where it is spoken, and is tought in local schools.
Jorge Candeias, 04 Feb 2003

Though the language is spoken widely throughout the municipalit