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![[Pedroso e Seixezelo united commune]](../images/p/pt-vngps.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
Shield Or abased parted by a bar wavy Azure, charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, above the western façade of a monastery Sable masoned Argent with two towers, on chief an inescutcheon Sable, charged with two keys Or in saltire, between two bunches of cherries proper. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "UNIO DAS FREGUESIAS DE PEDROSO E SEIXEZELO".
Meaning:
Monastery and inescutcheon are representing former Pedroso Commune, bar wavy and cherries former Seixezelo Commune. The flag colour of the united commune is representing both former entities as follows: Pedroso by yellow, Seixezelo by red.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 7 April 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
Pedroso e Seixezelo is one of the communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, created by the 2013 mergers; it had 20 226 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 20,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
![[Pedroso commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vngps-pd.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
![[Pedroso commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vngps-pd).jpg)
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015
Shield Or, on base a mountain issuant Azure crowned by a monastery Proper, on dexter chief an inescutcheon Azure charged with five plates in quincunx, on sinister chief an inescutcheon Sable charged with two keys Or crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILA DE PEDROSO".
Meaning:
The blue inescutcheon is representing the kingdom of Portugal, the black inescutcheon is representing the old fiefdom of Pedroso, the monastery is that one of Pedroso.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 December 1990
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
Pedroso was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality; it had 18 714 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015
![[Seixezelo commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vngps-sx.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015
Shield Argent, a bend wavy Azure, in sinister chief a bunch of four cherries Gules leafed Vert, in dexter base a corn cob Or leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SEIXEZELO".
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 January 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015
Seixezelo was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality; it had 1712 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015
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