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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Torno commune flag]](../images/p/pt-lsdto.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base wavy a throughout bridge Or masoned Sable with two arches, on chief a key Or and a palm frond Argent in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "TORNO".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of the Sousa River, the bridge is a representation of a nameless ancient bridge crossing the river. Key and palm frond are attributes of St. Peter of Fins, to whom the people adore especially in the Minha Region. His existence is however disputed and mismatched between St. Peter and St. Felix the Deacon.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 May 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Torno is one of the nine communes of Lousada Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 2451 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 3,35 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
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