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Carreira e Fonte Coberta United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-05-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Carreira e Fonte Coberta, Concelho de Barcelos, Distrito de Braga

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Former Carreira commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

Coat of arms

[Carreira (Barcelos) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 7 May 2016

Shield Vert, a pair of scales Or, in chief a grapevine Or leaved Argent at dexter and an open-worked handkerchief Argent (placed like a squarish rhomb). In base a railway profile Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CARREIRA - BARCELOS"
Sources: Barcelos municipal webpage and this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 December 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

Presentation of Carreira

Carreira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 1451 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

Former Fonte Coberta commune (until 2013)

[Fonte Coberta commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a keyhole Azure charged with nine barrulets wavy Argent, in chief a cross patty Gules, charged with a Greek cross Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FONTE COBERTA - BARCELOS".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Order of the Knights of Christ. The keyhole can be also described as follows: a heraldic fountain emerging to base as an isosceles trinagle. The keyhole is canting, because the name of the commune means "covered fountain" or "protected fountain" or "hidden fountain". The water can be seen only through a keyhole.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 November 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

Presentation of Fonte Coberta

Fonte Coberta Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 582 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016

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