Last modified: 2017-07-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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It was named originally União das Freguesias de Torres Vedras (São Pedro e Santiago e Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães, published in Diário da República: I Série on 28 January 2013, usually known, sensibly, as Freguesia de
Torres Vedras e Matacães, and later officially renamed to the more reasonable Freguesia de Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães, published in Diário da República: I Série on 8 August 2015.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2017
![[Torres Vedras (São Pedro e Santiago) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-tvdtm-ps.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 7 May 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2017
![[Torres Vedras (São Pedro e Santiago) commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-tvdtm-ps).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 7 May 2017
Shield Vert; a pair of keys Or, crossed per saltire with their wards respectant, flanked by two grapevines Or, in base a scallop Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "TORRES VEDRAS - SÃO PEDRO E SANTIAGO".
Meaning:
The ungainly named Freguesia de Torres Vedras (São Pedro e Santiago) was one of the two communes, which split the municipal seat in twain crosswise, each of them in turn resulting from a previous amalgamation into pairs, in 1859, deriving ultimately from four original Catholic parishes: St. Peter's (São Pedro), St. James (Santiago), St.Michael (São Miguel) and St. Mary of the Castle (Santa Maria do Castelo). The grapevines probably rea representing viticulture. The other charges are representing the name givers: the keys for St. Peter and the scallop for St. James the Elder. It was one of the 13 communes of Torres Vedras Municipality affected by the 2013 changes, when it was joined to the other urban commune and to the neighbouring rural commune of Matacães to form a new commune, encompassing the whole of Torres Vedras city and and a sizeable chunk of countryside all around, containing several villages incl. Matacães.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2017 and António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 January 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2017
Torres Vedras (São Pedro e Santiago) Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Torres Vedras Municipality; it had 17 965 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 31.3 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2017
![[Torres Vedras (Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-tvdtm-ss.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 May 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 May 2017
![[Torres Vedras (Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-tvdtm-ss).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 8 May 2017
Shield Gules; a throughout embattled wall Argent, masoned Sable, with port Argent and windows Azure, in chief a fleur-de-lis Or, in base a torch Argent flamed Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black upper case letters "TORRES VEDRAS - SANTA MARIA DO CASTELO E SÃO MIGUEL".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis (and the wall?) are representing St. Mary of the Castle, one of the name givers.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 February 1999
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 May 2017
Torres Vedras (Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Torres Vedras Municipality; it had 6665 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 17.7 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 May 2017
![[Matacâes commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-tvdtm-mt.gif)
2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 May 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 May 2017
![[Matacâes commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-tvdtm-mt).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 21 May 2017
Shield Argent, issuant from base a mount Vert, above an eradicated olive tree Proper, flanked by a grapevine Purple leafed Vert at dexter and a bell Gules at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MATACÃES".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 June 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 May 2017
Matacâes Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Torres Vedras Municipality; it had 1087 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13.5 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 May 2017
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