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Freixo de Cima e de Baixo United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2018-06-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Freixo de Cima e de Baixo, Concelho de Amarante, Distrito do Porto


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Former Freixo de Cima commune (until 2013)

[Freixo de Cima commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 June 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Or, an eradicated ash Vert, flanked by two scallops Purpure garnished Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREIXO DE CIMA - AMARANTE".
Meaning:
The ash (Port.: freixo) is a canting element.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 September 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2018


Presentation of Freixo de Cima

Freixo de Cima Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Amarante Municipality; it had 2203 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2018


Former Freixo de Baixo commune (until 2013)

[Freixo de Baixo commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 June 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a porticus Argent garnished Sable, in chief two garpevines Or leafed Argent ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) with inscription in black capitals "FREIXO DE BAIXO"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 April 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2018


Presentation of Freixo de Baixo

Freixo de Baixo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Amarante Municipality; it had 1434 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2018


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