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Venteira Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Venteira, Concelho de Amadora, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2015-05-16 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: venteira(amadora) | reboleira | pomegranate(tree) | propellers(2) | paint-brush | pen | chevrons(3) | fountain(heraldic) |
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Former Venteira commune (until 2013)

[Venteira commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 May 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a pomegranate tree eradicated Argent with 11 pomegranates of the same slipped Gules between two three-winged propellers Aregent ordered per fess in chief and a paint-brush and a pen in base, both Or and crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "VENTEIRA-AMADORA".
Meaning:
The pomegranate tree is symbolizing the Amadora Municipality, thr fruits its 11 pre-2013 communes. The propellers are reminding on the aeronautical pioneers on the very first Portuguese airfield. The tools are symbolizing painting and writing.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 August 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2015


Presentation of Venteira

Venteira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Amadora Municipality (q.v.); it had 25 292 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2015


Former Reboleira commune (until 2013)

[Reboleira commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 May 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a pomegranate tree eradicated Argent with 11 pomegranates of the same slipped Gules between a heraldic fountain in base and three chevrons Or in chief ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "REBOLEIRA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 July 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2015


Presentation of Reboleira

Reboleira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Amadora Municipality (q.v.); it had 14 344 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0.8 km². The commune was established on 11 September 1979.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2015


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