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Valbom/Bogalhal Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Valbom/Bogalhal, Concelho de Pinhel, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2024-11-16 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: valbom(pinhel) | bogalhal | flax(blossom) | pruning shear | bridge | arch | sword and scales |
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Valbom/Bogalhal Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Nov 2024

Former Valbom commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Valbom (Pinhel) commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 25 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, a flax blossom Argent seeded Azure, flanked by two pairs of pruning shears Or in pale, issuant from base a throughout bridge Argent masoned Sable with one arch. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VALBOM - PINHEL".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 April 2004,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Presentation of Valbom

Presentation of

Valbom was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 214 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Former Bogalhal commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Bogalhal commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, an arch Gules masoned Or, flanked in chief by two olive branches vert fruited Sable, beneath the arch a pair of scales Vert, balanced by a sword flamant Gules in pale. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, with inscription in black capitals "BOGALHAL".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 7 October 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Presentation of Bogalhal

Bogalhal was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 37 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 17,3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

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