Escudeiros e Penso (Santo Estêvão e São Vicente) United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: escudeiros | santo estevao do penso | sao vicente do penso | keys(crossed) | vine | chestnut(branch) | corn(cob) | raven |
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União das Freguesias de Escudeiros e Penso (Santo Estêvão e São Vicente), Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

• Former Escudeiros commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Escudeiros
• Former Santo Estêvão do Penso commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Santo Estêvão do Penso
• Former São Vicente do Penso commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of São Vicente do Penso

• Braga Municipality
• Portugal
• English WIKIPEDIA

Former Escudeiros commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Oct 2017

Shield Argent, two keys Gules in saltire with their wards pointing upwards and outwards, flanked at dexter by a chestnut branch Sable leafed Vert and fruited Or, at sinister by a vine plant Sable leafed Vert and fruited Purpure, in base crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ESCUDEIROS - BRAGA"
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, name giver of the commune.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Oct 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 27 March 2009
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Oct 2017

Presentation of Escudeiros

Escudeiros Commune, a.k.a. São Pedro de Escudeiros, was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 1115 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Oct 2017

Former Santo Estêvão do Penso commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Sep 2017

Shield parted per pale of Argent and Vert, over all counterchanged a vine leaf and two immature maize ears set one and two. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SANTO ESTÊVÃO DO PENSO".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Sep 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 October 1994
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Sep 2017

Presentation of Santo Estêvão do Penso

Santo Estêvão do Penso Commune, a.k.a. Penso (São Estêvão), was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 435 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Sep 2017

Former São Vicente do Penso commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain purple field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Sep 2017

Shield Or, a raven statant Sable, flanked in chief by two grape bunches Purpure leafed Vert and in base by a maize ear Or leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PENSO - SÃO VICENTE".
Meaning:
The raven is an attribute of St. Vincent, name giver of the commune.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Sep 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 November 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Sep 2017

Presentation of São Vicente do Penso

São Vicente do Penso, a.k.a. Penso (São Vicente), Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 314 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.6 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Sep 2017

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