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Nogueiró e Tenões United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Nogueiró e Tenões, Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

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Former Nogueiró commune (until 2013)

[Nogueiró commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: WIKIMEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2017

Coat of arms

[Nogueiró commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Sep 2017

Shield Azure, a maize ear Or flanked by two millstones Argent, in chief an orb Or, in base two barrulets wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll of Bénard Guedes type reading in black upper case serifed letters "NOGUEIRÓ - BRAGA".
Meaning:
The orb is an attribute of Jesus Christ, as the Divine Saviour being the local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 January 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2017

Presentation of Nogueiró

Nogueiró Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 3749 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.8 km².
Source:Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2017

Former Tenões commune (until 2013)

[Tenões commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field. Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2017

Coat of arms

[Tenões commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Oct 2017

Shield Or three camellia twigs Vert flowered Gules ordered 2:1. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "TENÕES"
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 February 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2017

Presentation of Tenões

Tenões Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 1380 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.7 km².
Source:Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2017

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