São Domingos e Vale de Água United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-07-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de São Domingos e Vale de Água, Concelho de Santiago do Cacém, Distrito de Setúbal

• São Domingos e Vale de Água United Commune
• Former São Domingos Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of São Domingos
• Former Vale de Água Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Vale de Água

• Santiago do Cacém Municipality
• Portugal

São Domingos e Vale de Água United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 July 2024

Former São Domingos Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, a Greek cross fleury gyronny of 8 of Argent and Sable, surrounded by a wreath of wheat ears Vert and poppy flowers Gules, base Sable charged with five alternating barrulets wavy of Argent and Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "S. DOMINGOS - SANTIAGO DO CACÉM".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Dominican Order.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2015 and Christopher Southworth, 14 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 January 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 July 2024

Presentation of São Domingos

São Domingos was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santiago do Cacém Municipality; it had 854 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 124,2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2015

Former Vale de Água Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, five wheat ears Or tied Argent, in chief two oak twigs Or fruited Sable set per fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VALE DE ÁGUA".
Meaning:
The oak twigs are representing the predominant kind of trees in the commune and the municipality. The wheat ears are symbolising agriculture. The base wavy is representing the Barragem de Campilhas, a centre of recreation activities.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 August 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2015

Presentation of Vale de Água

Vale de Água was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santiago do Cacém Municipality; it had 615 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 80,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2015

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