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Moimenta e Montouto United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-01-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Moimenta e Montouto, Concelho de Vinhais, Distrito de Bragança

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Former Moimenta commune (until 2013)

[Moimenta (Vinhais) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Dec 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Dec 2016

Coat of arms

[Moimenta (Vinhais) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Dec 2016

The shield of the arms is Vert with base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure, crowned by a single arched bridge Argent, masoned Sable, in chief a coronet of pearls Argent between two rye ears Or set in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "MOIMENTA - VINHAIS".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Dec 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 8 February 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Dec 2016

Presentation of Moimenta

Moimenta Commune, also known as Moimenta da Raia (English: "of the frontier") , was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 168 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 17.4 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Dec 2016

Former Montouto commune (until 2013)

[Montouto commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 Dec 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin and , 20 Dec 2016

Coat of arms

[Montouto commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 20 Dec 2016

The shield of the arms is Vert, two chestnut trees Argent with their friut Or slit Gules, in chief a sinister bendy key Or on a bendy key Argent, both keys with their wards turn to the chief, issuant from base a mount of three coupeaux Sable with peaks Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "MONTOUTO - VINHAIS".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Sources: this webpage and this image
António Martins-Tuválkin and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 June 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Dec 2016

Presentation of Montouto

Montouto Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 110 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 27.8 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Dec 2016

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