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Friúmes e Paradela da Cortiça United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-08-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Friúmes e Paradela da Cortiça, Concelho de Penacova, Distrito de Coimbra

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Former Friúmes commune (until 2013)

[Friúmes commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 July 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, crowned by a sailing boat Or rigged Argent, in chief a scoop wheel Argent with scoops Or at dexter and a windmill's wheel Or rigged Argent at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FRIÚMES"
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 November 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

Presentation of Friúmes

Friúmes Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penacova Municipality; it had 645 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

Former Paradela da Cortiça commune (until 2013)

[Paradela da Cortiça commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Sources: municipal webpage and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Or, a bar wavy (blazon says "fess") Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, in chief an eradicated cork oak Vert, peeled Purpure and fruited Sable, in base a bunch of grain Vert tied Gules, precisely one wheat ear, two rye ears and two corn cobs fruited Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PARADELA - PENACOVA"
Sources: municipal webpage and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 June 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

Presentation of Paradela da Cortiça

Paradela da Cortiça, or simply Paradela, Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penacova Municipality; it had 225 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 July 2016

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