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Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz e Navarra United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz e Navarra, Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

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Former Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz commune (until 2013)

[Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2017

Coat of arms

[Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 11 Sep 2017

Shield Argent, a sheaf of three rye ears Vert tied Gules, accompanied in chief at dexter by a cowbell Gules and at sinister by a grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert, 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 "SANTA LUCRÉCIA DE ALGERIZ"
Meaning:
The toponym comprises the Catholic parochial invocation of Saint Lucretia of Cordoba, and the local Algeriz River, named after an Arabic word meaning cowbells - the latter motive is present in the arms, twice (the bell and the waves).
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 November 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2017

Presentation of Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz

Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 534 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.0 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2017

Former Navarra commune (until 2013)

[Navarra (Braga) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 3 Nov 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Nov 2017

Coat of arms

[Navarra (Braga) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 3 Nov 2017

Shield Or a gridiron, being an attribute of St. Lawrence, Sable set in fess, n chief a grape bunch Purpure leafed and stemmedVert, 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 serifed letters "NAVARRA".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Nov 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 March 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Nov 2017

Presentation of Navarra

Navarra Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 460 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Nov 2017

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