Vale do Massueime Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vale do Massueime, Concelho de Pinhel, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2018-07-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: vale do massueime | santa eufemia(pinhel) | sorval | povoa de el-rei | mount | fountain(heraldic) | mandorla | sorb | rye(ear) |
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• Former Santa Eufémia commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Santa Eufémia
• Former Sorval commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Sorval
• Former Póvoa de El-Rei commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Póvoa de El-Rei

• Pinhel Municipality
• Portugal

Former Santa Eufémia commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Shield Or; issuant from base a mount Sable, charged with a heraldic fountain and topped by an eradicated olive tree Vert, fruited Sable; in chief a mandorla Gules, charged with a Latin cross Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTA EUFÉMIA - PINHEL".
A mandorla is an oval aureole, having the shape of an almond.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 10 May 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Presentation of Santa Eufémia

Santa Eufémia Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 172 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Former Sorval commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an eradicated sorb Vert fruited Gules, flanked by two triplets of rye ears Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SORVAL".
Meaning:
The commune's name is related to "sorveira" (= sorb; Latin: Sorbus domestica). The tree is thus canting.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 July 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Presentation of Sorval

Sorval Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 80 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Former Póvoa de El-Rei commune (until 2013)

The commune probably had no proper symbols, as this webpage dispalys just arms with an empty shield.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Presentation of Póvoa de El-Rei

Póvoa de El-Rei Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 53 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

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