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klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sao joao de loure | frossos(albergaria-a-velha) | base(wavy) | semy | corn(cob) | paschal lamb | pillory | cross(maltese) | fountain(heraldic) | book | pen |
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![[São João de Loure e Frossos commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albsf.gif)
2:3, image by Valentin Poposki and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
![[ commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albsf).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022
Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure a Paschal lamb Argent, in chief a Maltese cross of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SÃO JOÃO DE LOURE E FROSSOS".
Meaning:
A base wavy was part of both former communal arms, the Paschal Lamb is representing the former São João de Loure Commune, the Maltese cross the former Frossos Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 26 February 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
São João de Loure e Frossos is one of the two communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 2753 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 18,18 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
![[São João de Loure commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albsf-sj.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Jan 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jan 2016
![[São João de Loure commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albsf-sj).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent and semy of corn cobs Gules leaved Vert , in honour point a torteau charged with a Paschal Lamb. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "S. JOÃO DE LOURE".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, local patron saint and name giver of the commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jan 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 July 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jan 2016
São João de Loure Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality (q.v.); it had 2009 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jan 2016
![[Frossos (Albergaria-a-Velha) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albsf-fr.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Jan 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jan 2016
![[Frossos (Albergaria-a-Velha) commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albsf-fr).gif)
located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022
Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a pillory Argent topped by an armillary sphere of the same topped by a Latin crosslet of the same, flanked by a Maltese cross Argent at dexter and a heraldic fountain at sinister, in central chief an open book Argent superimposed by a sinister bendy pen Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "FROSSOS - ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jan 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 October 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jan 2016
Frossos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality (q.v.); it had 887 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jan 2016
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