Celorico (São Pedro e Santa Maria) e Vila Boa do Mondego United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2018-07-13 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sao pedro(celorico da beira) | santa maria(celorico da beira) | vila boa do mondego | bezant | keys(crossed) | fleur-de-lis(yellow) | orb | lozenges(5) |
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União das Freguesias de Celorico (São Pedro e Santa Maria) e Vila Boa do Mondego, Concelho de Celorico da Beira, Distrito da Guarda

• Former São Pedro commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of São Pedro
• Former Santa Maria commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Santa Maria
• Former Vila Boa do Mondego commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Vila Boa do Mondego

• Celorico da Beira Municipality
• Portugal

Former São Pedro Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

The shield is Azure, five bezants Or ordered per fess, in chief two keys crossed per saltire, one of them Or, the other Argent, placed between two branches of olive Or fruited Argent, in base a rock Argent lined Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CELORICO - S. PEDRO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

Flag and arms published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 1996.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

Presentation of São Pedro

São Pedro was one of the pre-2013 communes of Celorico da Beira Municipality. It had 1383 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014

Former Santa Maria commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018

Shield Vert; a castle Argent with three embattled towers, port and windows Gules and masoned Sable; between a fleur-de-lis Or in chief and a bezant in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CELORICO - SANTA MARIA".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 January 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018

Presentation of

Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Celorico da Beira Municipality; it had 895 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018

Former Vila Boa do Mondego commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an orb Azure fixed Or and flanked by six lozenges Gules ordered 2:4, issuant from base a throughout bridge Sable masoned Argent with one arch. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILA BOA DO MONDEGO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018

Drafted by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 9 January 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018

Presentation of Vila Boa do Mondego

Vila Boa do Mondego Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Celorico da Beira Municipality; it had 107 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018

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