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Alcaria e Alvados United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-02-12 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: alcaria(porto de mos) | alvados | olive(branch) | windmill(wheel) | wheat(ear) | cross(calvary) | millstone |
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União das Freguesias de Alcaria e Alvados, Concelho de Porto de Mós, Distrito de Leiria


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Former Alcaria commune (until 2013)

[Alcaria (Porto de Mós) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Feb 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a windmill's wheel Or rigged Argent between two wheat ears Or in chief and an olive branch Or fruited Sable in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ALCARIA - PORTO DE MÓS".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 31 December 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017


Presentation of Alcaria

Alcaria Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Porto de Mós Municipality; it had 244 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017


Former Alvados commune (until 2013)

[Alvados commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Gules, a cross calvary Argent flanked by two olive branches Or fruited Sable, in base a millstone Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) with inscription in black capitals "ALVADOS".
Meaning:
The cross is symbolizing the heritage of local buildings and the religiousness of the people as well. The branch is symbolizing the cultivation of olives as main local business line. The millstone is alluding to the various mills in the commune in the past.
Source: municipal webpage Porto de Mós
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 July 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017


Presentation of Alvados

Alvados Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Porto de Mós Municipality; it had 497 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2017


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