Fernão Joanes Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Fernão Joanes, Concelho da Guarda, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2024-09-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Presentation of Fernão Joanes

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Fernão Joanes Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent an oven Sable masoned Argent with flames of Gules and Or, on chief a Paschal Lamb couchant Azure, on base a mattock and a fork in saltire, both Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FERNÃO JOANES".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 July 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

Presentation of Fernão Joanes

Fernão Joanes is one of the 34 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 186 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 25,07 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

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