Fornos de Maceira Dão Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Fornos de Maceira Dão, Concelho de Mangualde, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2017-03-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Fornos de Maceira Dão

• Mangualde Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Mangualde municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Mar 2017

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, shield parted by a Cistercian bend (i.e. checkered of Gules and Argent), in sinister chief an eradicated pine Vert fruited Or, in dexter base a grapevine Purpure leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FORNOS DE MACEIRA DÃO".
Meaning:
The base wavy is representing Dão River.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Mar 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 29 October 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Mar 2017

Presentation of Fornos de Maceira Dão

Fornos de Maceira Dão Commune is one of the 12 communes of Mangualde Municipality; it had 1459 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 16.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Mar 2017

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