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Glória do Ribatejo e Granho United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2015-06-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Glória do Ribatejo e Granho, Concelho de Salvaterra de Magos, Distrito de


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Former Glória do Ribatejo commune (until 2013)

[Glória do Ribatejo commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, an inescutcheon Azure charged with five plates in quincunx (the Portuguese quina) flanked by two oak branches Vert, each with one acorn Gules capsuled Or, in base a face of a lynx Gules garnished Sable and eyed Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "GLÓRIA DO RIBATEJO".
Sources: Sérgio Horta and communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 November 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015


Presentation of Glória do Ribatejo

Glória do Ribatejo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Salvaterra de Magos Municipality (q.v.); it had 3224 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 53.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015


Former Granho commune (until 2013)

[Granho commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or, a cornet Gules with cord Azure, in base a plough Gules, chained and bladed sable, the whole surrounded by a rosary Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "GRANHO".
Sources: communal webpage and this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015


Presentation of Granho

Granho Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Salvaterra de Magos Municipality (q.v.); it had 883 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 28.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2015


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