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Mouraz e Vila Nova da Rainha United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Mouraz e Vila Nova da Rainha, Concelho de Tondela, Distrito de Viseu

Mouraz e Vila Nova da Rainha United Commune
Former Mouraz Commune (until 2013)

Flag
Coat of Arms
Presentation of Mouraz

Former Vila Nova da Rainha Commune (until 2013)

Flag
Coat of Arms
Presentation of Vila Nova da Rainha

See also:

Mouraz e Vila Nova da Rainha United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

Former Mouraz Commune (until 2013)

Flag

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

Shield Azure, issuant from base a doublemount Argent on base charged with two barrulets wavy Azure and crested by two pine trees Or, on chief a pair of keys tied Argent in saltire, the bendy one Or and the sinister bendy one Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "MOURAZ".
Meaning:
The keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 December 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

Presentation of Mouraz

Mouraz was one of the 14 communes of Tondela Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 878 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9,22 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

Former Vila Nova da Rainha Commune (until 2013)

Flag

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules a hand cart´s wheel Or flanked by two branches raguly of the same in pale, on chief a Roman sword Argent in fess, on base a scimitar Argent in pale. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILA NOVA DA RAINHA – TONDELA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 September 2002,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

Presentation of Vila Nova da Rainha

Vila Nova da Rainha was one of the 14 communes of Tondela Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 476 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,66 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2024

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