Moura Morta e Vinhós United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Moura Morta e Vinhós, Concelho de Peso da Régua, Distrito de Vila Real

• Moura Morta e Vinhós United Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Moura Morta e Vinhós
• Former Moura Morta Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Moura Morta
• Former Vinhós Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Vinhós

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Moura Morta e Vinhós United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent an eagle displayed and lowered Sable armed Or and animated Gules issuant from a nest Gules, on dexter chief a cross of the Order of Christ, on sinister chief a cross of the Order of Malta fimbriated Gules, issuant from base barruly wavy of Argent and Azure a doublemount Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE MOURA MORTA E VINHÓS".
Meaning:

Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 July 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 November 2014, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 July 2024

Presentation of Moura Morta e Vinhós

Moura Morta e Vinhós is one of the four communes of Peso da Régua Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 750 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 12,8 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 July 2024

Former Moura Morta Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent an increscent Gules, on dexter chief a cross of the Order of Christ, on sinister chief a cross of the Order of Malta fimbriated Gules, issuant from base barruly wavy of four of Argent and Azure a triplemount Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MOURA MORTA – PESO DA RÉGUA".
Meaning:
The phrase "moura morta" means "dead Mooress" and this distasteful toponym is elegantly made canting in the arms by means of the increscent — cp. _alas_ the municipal arms of Moura, where a "livelier" toponym is made canting with a very graphic armourial representation of the same subject.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 February 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2024

Presentation of Moura Morta

Moura Morta was one of the eight communes of Peso da Régua Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 525 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 3,61 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2024

Former Vinhós Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain purple field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent an eagle displayed and lowered Sable armed Or and animated Gules issuant from a nest Gules, on dexter chief a golpe (roundel Purple), on sinister chief a pellet (roundel Sable), issuant from base a doublemount Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VINHÓS – PESO DA RÉGUA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 April 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2024

Presentation of Vinhós

Vinhós was one of the eight communes of Peso da Régua Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 499 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,47 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2024

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