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Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira, Concelho de Oliveira do Hospital, Distrito de Coimbra

Former Penalva de Alva commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Penalva de Alva

Former São Sebastião da Feira commune (until 2013)
Presentation of São Sebastião da Feira

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Former Penalva de Alva commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 May 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and purple.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Purpure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a Persian wheel Or with scoops Argent, flanked by two olive branches Or in pale fruited Sable. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PENALVA DE ALVA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 March 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Presentation of Penalva de Alva

Penalva de Alva Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira do Hospital Municipality; it had 926 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Former São Sebastião da Feira commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and white.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a throughout bridge Sable masoned Argent with two arches, in centre three arrows Purpure tied Vert ordered per fan, in chief a pine cone Vert in either corner. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "S. SEBASTIÃO DA FEIRA".
Meaning:
The arrows are an attribute of St. Sebastian, name giver of the commune.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 May 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

Presentation of São Sebastião da Feira

São Sebastião da Feira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira do Hospital Municipality; it had 197 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2018

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