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Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos, Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos United Commune
Former São Pedro de Merelim Commune (until 2013)

Flag
Coat of Arms
Presentation of São Pedro de Merelim

Former Frossos Commune (until 2013)

Flag
Coat of Arms
Presentation of Frossos

See also:

Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

Former São Pedro de Merelim commune (until 2013)

Flag

2:3, image by Sérgio Horta and António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2017

Shield Azure, two keys in saltire, one Or the other Argent, in base an anvil Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MERELIM - SÃO PEDRO".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 April 1998
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2017

Presentation of São Pedro de Merelim

São Pedro de Merelim Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 1920 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,9 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2017

Former Frossos commune (until 2013)

Flag

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain celestial blue field.
Sources: this online newpaper (image #2)
this online newpaper
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 3 Mar 2017

Shield Gules; scales Or, balanced on a sword flamant Argent hilted Or; issuant from base wavy Azure (!), charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, a two-arch bridge Argent masoned Sable in chief three nails Argent in fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FROSSOS - BRAGA".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source:
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Nov 2017 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

António Martins-Tuválkin reported a problem in 2017: a blue base wavy meets a red background. To solve the problem, which wasn´t done successfully, there are two versions of the flag in use:
1) one with coat of arms as described above (see on left flag image above),
2) one with colour beneath the arches turned from red to white (see on right flag image above).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

Presentation of Frossos

Frossos was one of the 44 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 1806 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,30 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Nov 2017

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