Nogueira do Cravo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Nogueira do Cravo, Concelho de Oliveira do Hospital, Distrito de Coimbra

Last modified: 2018-05-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the Flag
• Former Flag (2000 - 2001)
• Presentation of Nogueira do Cravo

• Oliveira do Hospital Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and blue.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2018

Former Flag (2000 - 2001)

It was a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2018

Shield Or, an eradicated walnut tree Vert fruited Or, superimposed by a carnation Argent leafed Or, and flanked by a grapevine Purpure leafed Vert at dexter, and at sinister by a hammer Sable stemmed Gules and a chisel Sable, both crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "NOGUEIRA DO CRAVO - OLIVEIRA DO HOSPITAL". From 2000 until 2001 the number of visible towers had been three (village rank).
Meaning:
Walnut tree (Port.: nogueira) and carnation (Port.: cravo) are canting elements.
Sources: this webpage and communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2018 / 20 May 2018

Published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 19 September 2000, rectified in Diário da República: III Série on 10 February 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2018

Presentation of Nogueira do Cravo

Nogueira do Cravo Commune is one of the 16 communes of Oliveira do Hospital Municipality; it had 2309 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 14.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2018

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