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Tinhela e Alvarelhos Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Tinhela e Alvarelhos, Concelho de Valpaços, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2016-07-17 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: tinhela | alvarelhos(valpacos) | bridge | crown(marian) | chestnut(branch) | tower | bee | rye(ear) | oak(branch) |
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Former Tinhela commune (until 2013)

[Tinhela commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 June 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 June 2016

Coat of arms

[Tinhela commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 8 June 2016

Shield Argent a branch (rather a stick) of chestnut tree Vert, its burrs slit Gules, set per fess, in chief a Marian crown Azure bejewelled Or and issuant from a base wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent a bridge Gules masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) reading in black upper case letters "TINHELA".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 June 2016

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 27 October 2009
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 June 2016

Presentation of Tinhela

Tinhela Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Valpaços Municipality; it had 196 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15.3 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 June 2016
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA

Former Alvarelhos commune (until 2013)

[Alvarelhos (Valpaços) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 June 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 June 2016

Coat of arms

[Alvarelhos (Valpaços) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 15 June 2016

Shield Argent a tower Gules with port and windows Argent, cornered in chief by two bees Sable garnished Or, in base a rye ear and a branch of oak, all Vert with their stems crossed satrirewise. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters ""ALVARELHOS - VALPAÇOS".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 June 2016

Assessment by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 27 May 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 June 2016

Presentation of Alvarelhos

Alvarelhos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Valpaços Municipality; it had 137 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12.9 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 June 2016

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