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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Alpedrinha commune flag]](../images/p/pt-fndap.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2024
Shield Azure, two olive twigs Or fruited Argent in pale and ordered per fess, on chief a bladed wheel Or, on base a fountain Argent spitting water of the same. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ALPEDRINHA".
Meaning:
The bladed wheel is the usual attribute of St. Catherine, who is however not the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 May 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2024
Alpedrinha is one of the 18 communes of Fundão Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 930 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 16,19 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2024
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