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Travanca e Santa Cruz United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Travanca e Santa Cruz, Concelho de Vinhais, Distrito de Bragança

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Former Travanca commune (until 2013)

[Travanca (Vinhais) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Dec 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Dec 2016

Coat of arms

[Travanca (Vinhais) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Dec 2016

The shield of the arms is Vert, a milk cow passant Argent speckled Sable, in orle two garlands of maize plants Or with their stems crossed per saltire and tied Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "TRAVANCA - VINHAIS".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Dec 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 February 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Dec 2016

Presentation of Travanca

Travanca Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 114 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.7 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Dec 2016

Former Santa Cruz commune (until 2013)

[Santa Cruz (Vinhais) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 18 Dec 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Dec 2016

Coat of arms

[Santa Cruz (Vinhais) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Dec 2016

The shield of the arms is Vert, three maize ears Or ordered per pale, flanked at dexter by a grape bunch Or and at sinister by three ears of rye Or, tied at base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTA CRUZ - VINHAIS".
Meaning:
The placement of the five charges, in cross, is canting.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Dec 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 May 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Dec 2016

Presentation of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 57 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.5 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Dec 2016

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