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Ázere e Covelo United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-03-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Ázere e Covelo, Concelho de Tàbua, Distrito de Coimbra

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Former Ázere commune (until 2013)

[Ázere commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent; ordered per fess a corn cob leaved Vert at dexter and a flax plant Azure seeded Argent and leaved Vert; in chief a Roman sword and an embowed sword in saltire, both Gules lined Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ÁZERE - TÁBUA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 13 May 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

Presentation of Ázere

Ázere Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Tàbua Municipality; it had 686 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

Former Covelo commune (until 2013)

[Covelo (Tàbua) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 25 Feb 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Or, a cross patty Gules charged with a Greek cross Argent, in chief two doves statant respectant Azure, in base three rye ears Vert tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "COVELO - TÁBUA".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Order of the Knights of Christ.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 April 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

Presentation of Covelo

Covelo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Tàbua Municipality; it had 247 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Feb 2017

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