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Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2018-05-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços, Concelho de Oliveira do Hospital, Distrito de Coimbra


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Former Oliveira do Hospital commune (until 2013)

[Oliveira do Hospital commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 May 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Purpure, a stone statue of a mounted knight Or in full armour and shield, charged with a saltire and a fleur-de-lis in each quarter. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE OLIVEIRA DO HOSPITAL".
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The statue is located in the Capela dos Ferreiros within the local parish church, details see in this photo
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 May 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018


Presentation of Oliveira do Hospital

Oliveira do Hospital Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira do Hospital Municipality; it had 4717 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018


Former São Paio de Gramaços commune (until 2013)

[São Paio de Gramaços commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Gules; a well Argent, pouring water Azure out of two tabs; in chief two amphoras Or, in base a lyre Or Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "S. PAIO DE GRAMAÇOS".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Draft made by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 30 January 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018


Presentation of São Paio de Gramaços

São Paio de Gramaços Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira do Hospital Municipality; it had 991 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018


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