Criação Velha Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Criação Velha, Concelho de Madalena, Açores

Last modified: 2024-06-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Criação Velha Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Criação Velha

• Madalena Municipality
• Portugal

Criação Velha Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 June 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a cow passant Proper (= Argent spotted Sable), surrounded by a wreath of vine Or, fruited and leafed of the same, in chief a heart Or, flaming and pierced by a sword Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CRIAÇÃO VELHA - MADALENA".
Meaning:
The pierced heart is an attribute of Our Lady of Sorrows, the local patron saint.
Source: Ralf hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Sep 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 September 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Sep 2016

Presentation of Criação Velha

Criação Velha is one of the six communes of Madalena Municipality; it had 768 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 16,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Sep 2016

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