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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Santa Clara (Lisboa) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-lsbcr.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta,
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Jan 2026
![[Santa Clara (Lisboa) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-lsbcr).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 6 Jan 2026
Shield Vert on a wall embattled Or issuant from base a plum tree branch Vert fructed Purple,
in chief a mulberry branch Argent fructed Purple with its proximal end at the sinister, in orle a Franciscan cordon counterchanged.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTA CLARA - LISBOA".
The draft of both symbols was made by Eduardo Brito and Sérgio Horta´.
Sources: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Jan 2026
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 26 May 2025 see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Jan 2026
Santa Clara Commune is one of the 43 communes of Lisboa Municipality not affected by the 2012 changes; it had 23645 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 3,36 km².
Santa Clara Commune was established on 8 October 2012, when the former independent communes of Ameixoeira and Charneca merged.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Jan 2026
![[Ameixoeira commune flag (Lisboa)(until 2012)]](../images/p/pt-lsbcr-ax.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 24 Nov 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Nov 2014
![[Ameixoeira commune (Lisboa) CoA (until 2012)]](../images/p/pt-lsbcr-ax).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 24 Nov 2014
Shield Azure, an embattled tower hexangular Argent with windows Sable at each side, anchored in a base Argent issuant and flanked by two plum trees Vert fimbriated Or and fruited Proper.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "AMEIXOEIRA - LISBOA".
Meaning:
The plum trees (Portuguese: ameixoeiras) are canting elements.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Nov 2014
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 August 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Nov 2014
Ameixoeira was one of the 53 pre-2012 communes of Lisboa Municipality. It had 11 863 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,61 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Nov 2014
![[Charneca commune (Lisboa) (until 2012)]](../images/p/pt-lsbcr-cc.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 24 Nov 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Nov 2014
![[Charneca commune (Lisboa) CoA (until 2012)]](../images/p/pt-lsbcr-cc).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 24 Nov 2014
Shield Gules, an upright scimitar Argent hilted Or superimposing two palm leaves Or crossed per saltire and flanked in chief by two mulberry trees Vert fimbriated Or.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CHARNECA - LISBOA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Nov 2014
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 September 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Nov 2014
Charneca was one of the 53 pre-2012 communes of Lisboa Municipality. It had 9935 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,72 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Nov 2014
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