Pêro Viseu Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Pêro Viseu, Concelho de Fundão, Distrito de Castelo Branco

Last modified: 2024-08-17 by klaus-michael schneider
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Pêro Viseu Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or an eradicated pear tree Vert fruited Argent, flanked by two lyres Sable, issuant from base wavy of Azure and Argent a throughout bridge Sable masoned Or with three arches. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, with inscription in black initials "PÊRO VISEU".
Meaning:
A "pêro" acc. to Langenscheidts dictionary is a peaked apple (German: Spitzapfel). If this is another word for a pear, the tree would be a canting element.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 October 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Presentation of Pêro Viseu

Pêro Viseu is one of the 18 communes of Fundão Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 644 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 19,2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

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