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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Santo Antão e São Julião do Tojal united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-lrsst.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2025
Shield Vert a throughout aqueduct Or, base barry wavy of eight of Argent and Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and long white scroll, as used by united communes, reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE SANTO ANTÃO E SÃO JULIÃO DO TOJAL".
Meaning:
The aqueduct is a representation of that one of Santo Antão, which is one of the oldest all over Portugal. The base wavy is a representation of the Trancão River, furthermore of São Julião.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 30 October 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2025
Santo Antão e São Julião do Tojal is one of the six communes of Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 8605 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 28,41 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2025
![[Santo Antão do Tojal commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lrsst-sa.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 26 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2015
Shield Vert, four pales Argent, chief Argent charged with a throughout aqueduct Sable with five archs, bordure Sable charged with eight branches of orange Vert, each one carrying three oranges Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SANTO ANTÃO DO TOJAL".
Meaning:
The pales are symbolising gardens and agriculture. The bridge is representing the aqueduct of Santo Antão, being longer than 4000 metres and used for the fountains in the local palaces, constructed by Santo Antão, the 1st patriarch of Lisboa. The bordure´s black colour is referring to the fertile soil. The oranges are taken from the arms of Loures Municipality, stressing that this is one of its communes.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 December 1992
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2015
Santo Antão do Tojal was one of the 14 communes of Loures Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 4216 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2015
![[São Julião do Tojal commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lrsst-sj.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 26 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2015
Shield Gules, a branch of olive Or between two uncoiled sheets pf paper Argent, in base a bar wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SÃO JULIÃO DO TOJAL".
Meaning:
The scrolls of paper are symbolising the local paper manufacturing of Abelheira. The olive branch is referring to the olive groves and olive oil production in the commune. The bar wavy is the Trancão River.
Source: Information kindly given to Sérgio Horta by Eduardo Lourenço Brito.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 8 June 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2015
was one of the 14 communes of Loures Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 3837 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2015
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