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Granja Commune (Portugal)

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[Granja commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 10 June 2025
  • Granja Commune
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    Granja Commune

    Flag

    It is a typical Portuguese communal flag with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
    Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
    António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 June 2025

    Coat of Arms


    [Granja commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 10 June 2025

    Shield Or four roof tiles Gules in fess, in chief on a mandorla flamant Gules a lamb Argent passant nimbed Or and holding a cruciger staff Or flagged with a labarum Argent charged with a cross Gules, in base a grapevine eradicated Vert and fructed Purple. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "GRANJA - TRANCOSO".
    Meaning:
    The lamb is the Agnus Dei, token of St. John the Baptist, patron saint of the Catholic parish this commune was derived from in the mid 19th century. The roof tiles and the grape vine likely refer to the local significance of clayworking and viticulture.
    Sources: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage: official municipal webpage
    António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 June 2025

    Published in Diário da República: II Série on 6 October 2009, see here
    António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 June 2025

    Presentation of Granja

    Granja is one of the 15 communes of Trancoso Municipality created by the merger during the 2013 changes. It had 109 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 9,26 km².
    António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 June 2025


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