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Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-09-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas, Concelho de Vouzela, Distrito de Viseu

See also:

Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024

Former Cambra Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Cambra commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Dec 2010

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 July 2010

Coat of Arms

[Cambra commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 13 July 2010

The arms are Argent, a zither Sable between two billets Vert, each charged with two lozengues Or, in chief a cuirass Gules garnished Or, on base wavy Azure a barrulet wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CAMBRA - VOUZELA".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 July 2010

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 June 1995,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 July 2010

Presentation of Cambra

Cambra was one of the six communes of Vouzela Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1366 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 25,39 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 July 2010

Former Carvalhal de Vermilhas Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Carvalhal de Vermilhas commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert semy of oak twigs Argent, each one consisting of one leaf and one acorn, a feller´s saw Sable hafted Gules in bend sinister superimposed by a palm frond Or in bend. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CARVALHAL DE VERMILHAS".
Meaning:
The oak twigs are canting, as "carvalhal" means oak grove. Saw and palm frond are attributes of St. Simon the Zealot, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 5 January 2011,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024

Presentation of Carvalhal de Vermilhas

Carvalhal de Vermilhas was one of the six communes of Vouzela Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 215 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8,10 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024

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