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The municipality of Missal (10,474 inhabitants in 2010; 31,951 ha) is located
on the border with Paraguay (here, Lake Itaipu), 620 km west of Curitiba.
Missal was settled in 1961-1962, mostly by 2nd-generation German colonists led by Father José Backes, the founder of the Sipal Colonizadora company. The early colonists mostly lived from timber extraction. The name of the new settlement (lit., [Roman] Missal] was chosen to highlight the religious background of its foundation; at the time, 98% of the inhabitants were of Roman Catholic religion. The Roman Missal is the liturgical book that contains all the texts used in the mass for one year; its use has been mandatory since a Decree issued by Pope Pius V in 1570.
The municipality of Missal was established by State Law No. 7,566 promulgated 30 December 1981, separating from Medianeira, and inaugurated on 1 December 1983.
The flag and arms of Missal are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 4 promulgated on 6 September 1983.
The flag of the municipality of Missal was designed by 1st grade student Claudia Klaic at the Cenecista School of Missal.
The municipal flag of Missal shall be rectangular, divided by four equal, plant green parallelograms opposed two by two, four dark red diagonal stripes, four successive, blue right-angled triangles, whose successive hypotenuses form a white lozenge inscribing an open book with a scroll inscribed 'MISSAL-PR". The book and the scroll are characteristic of the book of the Holy Mass at the origin of the name of the municipality.
In compliance with heraldic rules, the municipal flag shall have the official dimensions prescribed for the national flag, 14 units in width on 20 units in length as a rectangle. Each of the parts will be considered a measure or module.
The heraldic meaning of the parts and colors of the municipal flag is the following.
a) The parallelograms' plant green recalls greening field and hope of profuse harvests.
b) The dark red diagonal stripes symbolizes the generous and fertile soil, mirrored in all the parts of the territory.
c) The right-angled triangles' blue is the symbolic representation of the color of the sky in spring morning and of the rivers and lake Itaipu that water the territory of the municipality.
d) The central lozenge represents the municipality's territory and population. White particularly symbolizes the spirit of peace and friendship reigning in the heart of the inhabitants of Missal.
e) The open book symbolizes municipal health, while the scroll highlights the municipal power guiding the destiny of the population.
Leis Municipais database
Ivan Sache, 5 February 2022