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Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2015-05-23 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: freixianda(ourem) | ribeira do farrio | formigais | bridge | ash(branch) | semy | corn(cob) | millstone | raven | fountain |
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União das Freguesias de Freixianda, Ribeira do Fárrio e Formigais, Concelho de Ourém, Distrito de Santarém

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Former Freixianda commune (until 2013)

[Freixianda (Ourém) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a two-arched bridge issuant Argent masoned Sable, in chief a branch of ash Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "FREIXIANDA - OURÉM.
Meaning:
The branch of ash (Port.: freixo) is a canting element.
Source: districts of Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 December 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Presentation of Freixianda

Freixianda Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ourém Municipality (q.v.); it had 2474 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 30.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Former Ribeira do Fárrio commune (until 2013)

[Ribeira do Fárrio commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 May 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Sable semy of corn cobs Or, superimposed by three millstones Argent ordered per pale. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "RIBEIRA DO FÁRRIO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 August 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Presentation of Ribeira do Fárrio

Ribeira do Fárrio Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ourém Municipality (q.v.); it had 836 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 20.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Former Formigais commune (until 2013)

[Formigais commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 May 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent divided by a bar wavy Azure, in chief two ravens affronty Sable, in base a fountain proper garnished Gules spitting water Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "FORMIGAIS".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 May 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

Presentation of Formigais

Formigais Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ourém Municipality (q.v.); it had 375 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2015

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