Granja do Ulmeiro Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Granja do Ulmeiro, Concelho de Soure, Distrito de Coimbra

Last modified: 2016-08-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Granja do Ulmeiro

• Soure Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2016

Shield Argent, two flails of Gules and Azure crossed per saltire, in chief an elm's leaf Vert, in base a railway profile Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "GRANJA DO ULMEIRO".
Meaning:
The elm (Port.: ulmeiro) leaf is a canting element.
Source: information given to Sérgio Horta by courtesy of the commune's authorities
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 6 December 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2016

Presentation of Granja do Ulmeiro

Granja do Ulmeiro Commune is one of the ten communes of Soure Municipality; it had 1866 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 6.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2016

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