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Viatodos, Grimancelos, Minhotães e Monte de Fralães United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Viatodos, Grimancelos, Minhotães e Monte de Fralães, Concelho de Barcelos, Distrito de Braga

Former Viatodos commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Viatodos

Former Grimancelos commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Grimancelos

Former Minhotães commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Minhotães

Former Monte de Fralães commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Monte de Fralães

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Former Viatodos commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 May 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Vert a fess Argent, charged with a prehistorical axe Vert, called "the axe of Viatodos", in chief a crown Or between a grapevine Or at dexter and a corn cob Or at sinister, in base a milestone Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VIATODOS".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 5 July 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Presentation of Viatodos

Viatodos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 1840 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Former Grimancelos commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Coat of arms

image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Shield Vert, a winged arm Argent, dressed Or holding a pen Or in hand, in chief a millstone Argent at dexter and a windmill's wheel Or, roped and rigged Argent, at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "GRIMANCELOS".
Sources: here and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 16 January 2009
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Presentation of Grimancelos

Grimancelos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 791 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Former Minhotães commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Coat of arms

image by Sérgio Horta, 17 May 2016

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a kite Sable, garnished Or and armed Gules, in chief an orbicular cross Gules at dexter and a cross patty Gules charged with a Greek cross Argent at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MINHOTÃES".
Meaning:
The commune's name is derived from "minhotão", an old word for "milhafre" (Engl.: kite). The kite is thus a canting element. The crosses are alluding to the Orders of the Templars and the Knights of Christ.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 April 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Presentation of Minhotães

Minhotães Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 775 nhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Former Monte de Fralães commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, issuant from base a mountain Vert, crowned by an embattled tower sable, masoned Argent with port and windows Or, flanked by a rooster Gules at dexter and a crescent recumbent Azure at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MONTE DE FRALÃES".
Meaning:
Rooster and crescent are representing courage, vigilance and the victory over the Moors. The tower is reminding on the so called "loft of the Correiras". The commune's history is connected with that one of the Correias kin, whose first chief had been Dom Paio Ramires, a rich noblemamn in times of King Afonso VI of Leon. His successor was Dom Soeiro Paus Correia, who fought the Moors in Montmor-o-Velho.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 June 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

Presentation of Monte de Fralães

Monte de Fralães Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 408 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2016

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