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klaus-michael schneider
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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
![[Santa Marinha (Vila Nova de Gaia) commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vngss-sm.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
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, 5 July 2024
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a traditional Port wine barrel cargo Douro river ship Or rigged Argent with barrels of the same, on dexter chief a horn Or, on sinister chief a crescent recumbent of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILA NOVA DE GAIA - SANTA MARINHA".
Meaning:
The arms in use have some details not matching the rules of Portuguese communal heraldry (see below). These proposed arms have a plain white sail without inescutcheon. The hornblower with horn and tower, taken from the municipal arms of Vila Nova de Gaia, is reduced to his horn, and the crescent recumbent here is replaced by a crescent waxing. Finally the base wavy has the usual colours blue and white, here a representation of the Douro River. Name giver of the commune is St. Marina of the Sacred Waters, also known as Marina of Ourense.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
![[Santa Marinha (Vila Nova de Gaia) commune flag in use(until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vngss-sm1.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Apr 2010
It is an untypical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field with a blue bordure.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010
![[Santa Marinha (Vila Nova de Gaia) commune CoA in use]](../images/p/pt-vngss-sm1).jpg)
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2015
The arms are Azure a traditional Port wine barrel cargo Douro river ship Sable garnished Or and sailed Argent charged on its sail with an inescutcheon Azure bearing 11 plates set 3:2:3:2:1, in dexter chief a tower Sable with port and windows Argent with a hornblower issuant from its top dressed Gules with horn Or, in sinister chief a crescent Or, base wavy of four Or an Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTA MARINHA DE PORTUGAL".
Meaning:
The golden and blue waves, as opposed to silver and blue, usual for rivers, might refer to the incorrect but very popular etymology of the local river Douro - as "de ouro" / "d´ouro" = "[made] of gold".
Sources: this webpage and photos provided by António Martins-Tuválkin shot in 2007 and 2009, best seen here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010
The yellow flag had been drafted by CHAAP on 22 July 2004, but was never approved officially. The bordered flag and its corresponding arms were adopted by the communal government in or before 2007 but never approved (or even submitted) to the CHAAP for official approval. As such it is not mentioned by Sérgio Horta.
I do not know what this was not yet submitted. A bordered flag can´t be accepted for a commune - but is this what´s keeping it from being approved? That would be unlikely, communal and municipal governments are sometimes stubborn about heraldic details, it would be the 1st case, I think, of a flag causing a fuss.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024
Santa Marinha was one of the pre-2013 communes of (Vila Nova de) Gaia Municipality; it had 30 147 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 6,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2015
![[São Pedro da Afurada commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vngss-sp.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2015
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent Vert and Azure, charged with three fish najant Argent, a pair of keys crossed per saltire tied Gules with the bendy key Argent and the sinister bendy key Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "S.PEDRO DA AFURADA".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint, the base wavy due to the green and blue wavy is representing the Atlantic and River Douro as well.
Source: this webpage and
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2015
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 4 March 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2015
São Pedro da Afurada was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality; it had 3568 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2015
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