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Colmeias e Memória United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Colmeias e Memória, Concelho de Leiria, Distrito de Leiria

Last modified: 2016-05-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Colmeias e Memória united commune] 2:3 image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, two beehives Or set in fess, in chief a plate charged with an orbicular cross Gules, issuant from base a bridge Argent masoned Sable with seven archs. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE COLMEIAS E MEMÓRIA". The commune has the old symbols of former Colmeias Commune with different scroll and inscription.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Presentation of

Commune is one of the 18 communes of Leiria Municipality; it had 4085 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 46.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Former Colmeias commune (until 2013)

[Colmeias commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 19 May 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Coat of arms

The same as that one of the united commune, but with Bèenard-Guedes scroll with inscription in black capitals "COLMEIAS - LEIRIA".
Meaning:
The orbicular cross is reminding on the Templars. The beehives (Port.: colmeias) are canting elements.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 November 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Presentation of Colmeias

Colmeias Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Leiria Municipality; it had 3278 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 35.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Former Memória commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Coat of arms

[Memória commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 19 May 2016

Shield Azure, an eagle Argent, armed and eyed Gules, holding an annulet Or in his claws, in base two eradicated pine trees Argent, fruited Vert, ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MEMÓRIA - LEIRIA".
Meaning:
Within the Portuguese blazon the annulet is called a "memória". The annulet is thus canting.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 31 October 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

Presentation of Memória

Memória Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Leiria Municipality; it had 807 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2016

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