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Vale do Côa Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vale do Côa, Concelho de Pinhel, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2018-07-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: vale do coa | azevo | cidadelhe | bend sinister | holly | cross(christ knights) | house(void) |
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Former Azevo commune (until 2013)

[Azevo 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 red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Coat of Arms

Shield Or; a bend sinister Azure, charged with a bendlet sinister Argent; in dexter chief a cross patty Gules, charged with a Greek cross Argent, in sinister base a branch of holly Vert fruited Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) with inscription in black capitals "AZEVO". Meaning: The bend sinister wavy is representing the Côa River. The holly (Port.: azevinho) is a canting element. The cross is alluding to the Knights of the Order of Christ.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 December 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Presentation of Azevo

Azevo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 195 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 25.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Former Cidadelhe commune (until 2013)

[Cidadelhe commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Sable, a house Argent void. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CIDADELHE".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Other Coat of Arms

[Cidadelhe commune other CoA (until 2013)] image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

A different coat of arms is displayed here, however it contradicts the law, having a golden mural crown with 4 visible towers signifying town rank, which is hard to believe, as the former commune had had just 40 inhabitants.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

Presentation of Cidadelhe

Cidadelhe Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 40 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 26.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2018

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