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Geraz do Lima e Deão United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2015-12-17 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Geraz do Lima (Santa Maria, Santa Leocádia e Moreira) e Deão, Concelho de Caminha, Distrito de Viana do Castelo


[Geraz do Lima e Deão united commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015
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Geraz do Lima e Deão united commune

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Gules roofed Or between a grapevine Or leaved Argent at dexter, a haystack Or at sinister and an armillary sphere Or in chief, issuant from base wavy of Argent and Azure a boat Or garnished Sable with its punt. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials line). "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE GERAZ DO LIMA" (1st line) line). "(SANTA MARIA, SANTA LEOCÁDIA E MOREIRA) E DEÃO" (2nd line). Meaning: The tower is taken from the arms of former Sta. Maria commune, the armillary sphere from the arms of former Sta. Leocádia commune, boat, punt and base wavy from the arms of former Moreira commune and the haystack from the arms of former Deão commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 December 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Presentation of Geraz do Lima e Deão

Geraz do Lima had been a municipality, which was dissolved during the reforms of Mouzinho Silveira at the beginning of the 19th century. It consisted of those communes nowadays forming the united commune. It had 1644 inhabitants in 1801.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Former Santa Maria de Geraz do Lima commune (until 2013)

[Santa Maria de Geraz do Lima commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Gules between two bezants, in central chief a Marian crown Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GERAZ DO LIMA - SANTA MARIA".
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 13 March 2009
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Presentation of Santa Maria de Geraz do Lima

Santa Maria de Geraz do Lima Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Viana do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 875 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Former Santa Leocádia de Geraz do Lima commune (until 2013)

[Santa Leocádia de Geraz do Lima commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, in base a mountain issuant Or garnished sable, crowned by a caslte Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Gules, in chief an armillary sphere Or flanked by two Latin crosses Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GERAZ DO LIMA - SANTA LEOCÁDIA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 December 2000, draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Presentation of Santa Leocádia de Geraz do Lima

Santa Leocádia de Geraz do Lima Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Viana do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 916 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Former Moreira de Geraz do Lima commune (until 2013)

[Moreira de Geraz do Lima commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base wavy a boat Or garnished Sable with its punt, in chief four grapevines Or leaved Argent ordered per demi circle. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MOREIRA DE GERAZ DO LIMA"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 July 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Presentation of Moreira de Geraz do Lima

Moreira de Geraz do Lima Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Viana do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 597 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Former Deão commune (until 2013)

[Deão commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Gules, issuant from a bar wavy Argent in base, charged with a barrulet wavy Azure a castle Argent, masoned Sable with port and windows Sable, having three embattled towers of the same, in dexter chief three paly staffs Argent, each one four times carved Sable, Argent and in sinister chief a haystack Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "DEÃO - VIANA DO CASTELO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


Presentation of Deão

Deão Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Viana do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 951 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Dec 2015


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