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Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-03-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros, Concelho de Tàbua, Distrito de Coimbra

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Former Pinheiro de Coja commune (until 2013)

[Pinheiro de Coja commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 26 Feb 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Or, divided by a bend sinister wavy Azure, charged with a bendlet sinister wavy Argent, in dexter chief an olive branch Vert fruited sable, in sinister base a pine branch Vert with cones Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PINHEIRO DE COJA".
Meaning:
The pine tree (Port.: pinheiro) is a canting element, the other branch refers to the production of olive oil. The base wavy is representing Alva River.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 April 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

Presentation of Pinheiro de Coja

Pinheiro de Coja Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Tàbua Municipality; it had 521 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

Former Meda de Mouros commune (until 2013)

[Meda de Mouros commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, in centre a plough Or, issuant from base a bridge Argent masoned Sable, in chief two wheat ears Or ordered per fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MEDA DE MOUROS".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 June 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

Presentation of Meda de Mouros

Meda de Mouros Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Tàbua Municipality; it had 213 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2017

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