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Trindade Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Trindade, Concelho de Vila Flor, Distrito de Bragança

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[Trindade commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Jan 2024
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Trindade Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Jan 2024

Coat of Arms


[Trindade commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Jan 2024

Shield Or in chief a trefoil Gules, in base two swords Sable in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible tower (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black upper case letters "TRINDADE - VILA FLOR".
Meaning:
The word "trindade" means "(Holy) Trinity", used most often in religious context — the architectural trefoil refers to this.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Jan 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 October 2005,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Jan 2024

Presentation of Trindade

Trindade is one of the nine communes of Vila Flor Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 116 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 13.50 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Jan 2024

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