Last modified: 2016-04-30 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Milheirós de Poiares commune]](../images/p/pt-smfmp.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Dec 2008
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Dec 2008
![[Milheirós de Poiares commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-smfmp).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Dec 2008
The arms are Argent a cogwheel Gules flanked by two maize plants Vert fruited Or and in chief on a splendour Azure a scales Or on the point of a flame sword Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "MILHEIRÓS DE POIARES".
Meaning:
Since "milheirós" is an apparently meaningless word stemming from "_milho_", "maize", these elements of the arms are canting. Sword and scales are the attributes of St. Michael.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Dec 2008
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 9 January 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Dec 2008
Milheirós de Poiares Commune is one of the 21 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality (q.v.); it had 3791 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 8.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Apr 2016
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