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Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2018-06-16 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: outeiro da corticada | arruda dos pisoes | cork oak | rice(ear) | mountain | bar(wavy) | rue | mortar and pestle | jug |
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União das Freguesias de Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões, Concelho de Rio Maior, Distrito de Santarém


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Former Outeiro da Cortiçada commune (until 2013)

[Outeiro da Cortiçada commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Rio Maior municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, an eradicated cork oak Vert peeled Gules, flanked by two pairs of rice ears Gules, in base a mountain issuant Sable, superimposed by a bar wavy Azure fimbriated Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "OUTEIRO DA CORTIÇADA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 13 January 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2015


Presentation of Outeiro da Cortiçada

Outeiro da Cortiçada Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Rio Maior Municipality (q.v.); it had 674 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2015


Former Arruda dos Pisões commune (until 2013)

[Arruda dos Pisões commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: districts of Portugal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a mortar with pestle both Azure, a jug Gules in both corners of chief, in base two rues Vert ordered per saltire fruited Gules and tied Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ARRUDA DOS PISÕES - RIO MAIOR"
Meaning:
The mortar (Port.: pizoens) is a canting element, and it was just by the locals in the past for the production of flour. The rue (Port.: arruda) is another canting element. It was used in the past as a medical plant (today they say, there are no healing effects).
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 October 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2018


Presentation of Arruda dos Pisões

Arruda dos Pisões Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Rio Maior Municipality (q.v.); it had 405 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.7 km². It is presumed that the commune was established in 1702 and it is considered being the oldest commune within the municipality.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2015


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