Oliveira Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Oliveira, Concelho de Mesão Frio, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2026-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: oliveira(mesao frio) | olive(branch) | fleur-d-lis(blue) | barrel |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

• Oliveira Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Oliveira

• Mesão Frio Municipality
• Portugal
• Portuguese WIKIPEDIA

Oliveira Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2017

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, two connected olive branches Vert fruited Sable, in chief a fleur-de-lis Azure flanked by two barrels Gules hooped Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "OLIVEIRA - MESÃO FRIO".
Meaning:
The branches are symbolising oliviculture. The fleur-d-lis is an attribute of St. Mary of Oliveira, the local patron saint. The barrels are alluding to local caves and to local cooperage.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 February 2005, see here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2017

Presentation of Oliveira

Oliveira Commune is one of the five communes of Mesão Frio Municipality; it had 349 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 3,4 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 June 2026

back to Mesão Frio Communes click here