Três Povos Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Três Povos, Concelho de Fundão, Distrito de Castelo Branco

Last modified: 2024-08-17 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: tres povos | escarigo | salgueiro(fundao) | oilcan | willow |
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• Três Povos Commune
• Former Escarigo Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Escarigo
• Former Salgueiro Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Salgueiro

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Três Povos Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Its communes are:

Former Escarigo Commune (until 2013)

Flag

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

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules two oilcans Argent in fess facinfg each other, flanked on central chief point by a Maltese cross Argent and on central base point by a potato shrub Argent fruited Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ESCARIGO".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 12 January 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Presentation of Escarigo

Escarigo was one of the 13 communes of Fundão Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 224 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9,15 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Former Salgueiro Commune (until 2013)

Flag

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

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a palm frond Vert in pale between two branches of weeping willow of the same, all in fan and tied Gules, over all a knife Or in fess with blood groove Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SALGUEIRO - FUNDÃO".
Meaning:
Knife and palm frond are attributes of St. Bartholomew, the local patron saint. The branches of weeping willow (Port.: salgueiro) are canting elements.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

Presentation of Salgueiro

Salgueiro was one of the 13 communes of Fundão Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 690 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 56,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Aug 2024

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