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Quirás e Pinheiro Novo United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-01-05 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Quirás e Pinheiro Novo, Concelho de Vinhais, Distrito de Bragança

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Former Quirás commune (until 2013)

[Quirás commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 Nov 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Sources: communal webpage and this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Nov 2016 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2016

Coat of arms

Former Quirás commune (until 2013)

[Quirás commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 20 Nov 2016

The shield of the arms is Gules a bendy key Or over a sinister-bendy key Argent set per saltire, both with their bows to the base and their wards pointing downwards,tied Argent, flanked by two wheat ears Or and accompanied in chief and in base by two maize ears Or leaved Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "QUIRÁS - VINHAIS".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Nov 2016


Meaning:
The pair of crossed keys usually is an attribute of St. Peter.

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 February 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Nov 2016

Presentation of Quirás

Quirás Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 180 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 27.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Nov 2016

Former Pinheiro Novo commune (until 2013)

[Pinheiro Novo commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Nov 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Nov 2016

Coat of arms

[Pinheiro Novo commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Nov 2016

The shield of the arms is Argent a an eradicated pine tree Vert between two roe deer respectant Gules armed Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "PINHEIRO NOVO - VINHAIS".
Meaning:
"Pinheiro novo" means "new pine tree"; the arms are thus partly canting.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Nov 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 February 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Nov 2016

Presentation of Pinheiro Novo

Pinheiro Novo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 106 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 32.9 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Nov 2016

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