Foz de Arouce e Casal de Ermio United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-08-06 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: foz de arouce | casal de ermio | base(wavy) | arbutus(twig) | obelisk | bend sinister(wavy) | acorn cross | millstone |
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União das Freguesias de Foz de Arouce e Casal de Ermio, Concelho de Lousã, Distrito de Coimbra

• Former Foz de Arouce commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Foz de Arouce
• Former Casal de Ermio commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Casal de Ermio

• Lousã Municipality
• Portugal

Former Foz de Arouce commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2016

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, an obelisk Argent garnished Sable, flanked in chief by two twigs of arbutus (or strawberry tree) Or blossomed Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FOZ DE AROUCE".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 September 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2016

Presentation of Foz de Arouce

Foz de Arouce Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Lousã Municipality; it had 1062 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2016

Former Casal de Ermio commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2016

Shield Or, a bend sinister wavy Azure, charged with a bendlet sinister wavy Argent, in dexter chief a Greek cross Gules with 12 acorns Vert, in sinister base a millstone Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CASAL DE ERMIO".
Meaning:
The acorned cross is an attribute of St. Anthony.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 March 2009
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2016

Presentation of Casal de Ermio

Casal de Ermio Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Lousã Municipality; it had 376 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2016

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