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Alcôrrego e Maranhão United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Alcôrrego e Maranhão, Concelho de Avis, Distrito de Beja

Last modified: 2015-02-21 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: alcorrego | maranhao | cross(fleury) | cross(avis) | bouquet | sheep(2) | fess(wavy) | fish(7) |
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Introduction

The communes of Alcôrrego and Maranhão merged in 2013.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Former Alcôrrego commune (until 2013)

[Alcôrrego commune (-2013)] 2:3 image by , 18 Feb 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, in base a bouquet tied Gules of wheat ears, cork oak branches and olive branches all Vert the latter fruited Sable, in chief the cross fleury Vert of the Order of Avis flanked by two lambs affronty Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black initials: "ALCÓRREGO - AVIS".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 February 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Presentation of Alcôrrego

Alcôrrego Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Avis Municipality (q.v.); it had 399 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 57.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Former Maranhão commune (until 2013)

[Maranhão commune (-2013)] 2:3 image by , 18 Feb 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Coat of arms

[Maranhão commune CoA (-2013)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Shield Or a fess wavy Azure charged with a bar wavy Argent, the whole ensemble superimposed by seven fish in counterchanged colours, in central chief the cross fleury Vert of the Order of Avis. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black initials: "MARANHÃO - AVIS".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 February 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

Presentation of Maranhão

Maranhão Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Avis Municipality (q.v.); it had 64(!) inhabitants in 2011 and covers 71.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2015

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