Last modified: 2015-03-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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Ponte de Sor, Tramaga e Vale de Açor United Commune was created in 2013 by merging of three independent communes.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
![[Ponte de Sor commune (- 2013)]](../images/p/pt-psrps-po.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Jan 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
![[Ponte de Sor commune CoA (- 2013)]](../images/p/pt-psrps-po).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta,
Shield Argent, in central chief a cogwheel Sable, flanked by two twigs of oak Vert fruited Or, all over a base wavy of Azure and Argent, above the base a bridge Gules issuant with three arcs. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black capitals: "FREGUESIA DE PONTE DE SOR".
Drafts designed by António Manuel Neves Policarpo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 21 May 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
Ponte de Sor Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ponte de Sor Municipality (q.v.); it had 8943 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 170.42 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
![[Tramaga commune (- 2013)]](../images/p/pt-psrps-tr.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Jan 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
![[Tramaga commune CoA (- 2013)]](../images/p/pt-psrps-tr).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta,
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, the wave Argent superimposed by two red fish affronty, in centre a tramaga-flower eradicated, leaved Vert and blossomed Or, a canting element (but unfortunately no translation available)."tramaga" (also "tamarga", "amargueira" and "tramagueira") is the Portuguese name of the African tamarisk Tamarix african Poir.). The African tamarisk is a Mediterranean shrub growing in coastal areas of Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Italy (Sardinia and Sicily included), France (Corsica included) and Dalmatia. The representation of the "tamarga" on the arms is quite different from the real plant, which is not uncommon in heraldry. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black capitals: "TRAMAGA".
Drafts designed by António Manuel Neves Policarpo
Ivan Sache and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2015
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 8 September 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
Tramaga Commune is one of the five communes of Ponte de Sor Municipality (q.v.); it had 1533 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 97.16 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
![[Vale de Açor commune (- 2013)]](../images/p/pt-psrps-va.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Jan 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
![[Vale de Açor commune CoA (- 2013)]](../images/p/pt-psrps-va).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta,
Shield Or, base wavy of Azure and Argent, above a bridge issuant Gules, above a goshawk impending proper holding a prey animal in his right claw, in chief ordered per fess three berries Vert, probably mulberries (the Portuguese name for blackberries however is the same). Mulberries and blackberries are totally unrelated from a botanical point of view, but their fruit are very similar - accordingly, they are known under the same name in several languages. According to the species, mulberries can be white, red or black. They are, usually, more elongated than blackberries. Here it is impossible to conclude from the heraldic illustration, which is not expected (or even, should not) to represent the berries as they are. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black capitals: "VALE DE AÇOR".
Meaning:
The goshawk is a canting (the name means: valley of goshawk) element, in the past there had been many nests of goshawks in the commune. The berries are representing three trees having been planted in 1914 by children of the local primary school alongside the main street. The bridge is connecting the two parts of the commune. The base refers to a billabong or channel of Rio Sor.
Ivan Sache and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2015
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 3 November 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
Vale de Açor Commune is one of the five communes of Ponte de Sor Municipality (q.v.); it had 700 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 66.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2015
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