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Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-01-09 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: nogueira(viana do castelo) | meixedo(viana do castelo) | vilar de murteda | walnut(branch) | pickaxe | chapel | warrior(gaelic) | nugget | lozenge | sword | scales | myrtle | pallet(wavy) |
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União das Freguesias de Nogueira, Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda, Concelho de Viana do Castelo, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

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Former Nogueira commune (until 2013)

[Nogueira (Viana do Castelo) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, a Romanic chapel Or masoned Vert with port Vert, in chief two branches of walnut Argent fruited Or ordered per fess, in base two pickaxes Argent crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "NOGUEIRA - VIANA DO CASTELO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 December 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Presentation of Nogueira

Nogueira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Viana do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 883 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Former Meixedo commune (until 2013)

[Meixedo (Viana do Castelo) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, a Gaelic warrior's statue Argent, beheaded without arms and flanked by six nuggets Or, three at either side, each triplet ordered 1:2, in base a lozenge Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MEIXEDO - VIANA DO CASTELO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 October 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Presentation of Meixedo

Meixedo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Viana do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 467 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Former Vilar de Murteda commune (until 2013)

[Vilar de Murteda commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, in chief a pair of scales Gules balanced by a flaming sword Gules hilted Sable, in base a bush of myrtle eradicated Vert, all flanked by two pairs of pallets wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILAR DE MURTEDA".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 June 2002, draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

Presentation of Vilar de Murteda

Vilar de Murteda Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Viana do Castelo Municipality (q.v.); it had 214 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2015

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