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Antas e Abade de Vermoim United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2018-07-03 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: antas(vila nova da famalicao) | abade de vermoim | dolmen | distaff | spindle | flax |
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União das Freguesias de Antas e Abade de Vermoim, Concelho de Vila Nova da Famalicão, Distrito de Braga


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Former Antas commune (until 2013)

[Antas (Vila Nova da Famalicão) commune(until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 July 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, four dolmens (Port.: antas) Argent garnished Sable ordered 2:2. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ANTAS - VILA NOVA de FAMALICÃO"
Meaning:
The arms are canting. "Anta" actually meaning a pilaster, is also used for the complete dolmen.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2016

Assessment made by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 30 April 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2016


Presentation of Antas

Antas Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova da Famalicão Municipality; it had 6925 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2016


Former Abade de Vermoim commune (until 2013)

[Abade de Vermoim commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 18 Mar 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Or, a distaff Sable with spindle spinning filaments Gules; in orle two flax branches Vert blossomed blue, connected in base per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ABADE DE VERMOIM".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 April 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2016


Presentation of Abade de Vermoim

Abade de Vermoim Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova da Famalicão Municipality; it had 437 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2016


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