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klaus-michael schneider
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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2024
![[Santa Vitória commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-bjavm-sv.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Sep 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Sep 2015
Shield Or semy of olive twigs Vert fruited Sable, a fleur-de-lis Azure, base of cobblestones Gules masoned Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SANTA VITÓRIA".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is referring to name and origin of the commune. The twigs are representing agriculture, especially the cultivation of olive trees. The base is referring to the past of the commune and a Lusitan castle, which existed since post Roman times.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Sep 2015
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 21 August 2007,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Sep 2015
Santa Vitória was one of the pre-2013 communes of Beja Municipality (q.v.); it had 595 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 111,3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Sep 2015
![[Mombeja commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-bjavm-mj.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 June 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 June 2024
Shield Or, two paly shortswords Gules between two baker shovels Azure in saltire on chief and a sheaf of four wheat ears Vert on base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bérnard Guedes style, with inscription in black initials "MOMBEJA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Sep 2015
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 16 October 2006,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Sep 2015
Mombeja was one of the pre-2013 communes of Beja Municipality; it had 386 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 55,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Sep 2015
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