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Baião (Santa Leocádia) e Mesquinhata United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-01-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Baião (Santa Leocádia) e Mesquinhata, Concelho de Baião, Distrito do Porto

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Former Santa Leocádia commune (until 2013)

[Santa Leocádia (Baião) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

Coat of arms

[Santa Leocádia (Baião) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 11 Jan 2016

Shield Or, a tower Gules, masoned Or with port and windows of the same, between two goats passant respectant Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "BAIÃO - SANTA LEOCÁDIA".
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 May 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

Presentation of Santa Leocádia

Santa Leocádia Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Baião Municipality; it had 554 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

Former Mesquinhata commune (until 2013)

[Mesquinhata commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 24 Jan 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a scallop Gules, between two oranges Gules leaved Vert in chief and a branch of pine tree Vert with tree pine cones Purpure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MESQUINHATA".
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 May 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

Presentation of Mesquinhata

Mesquinhata Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Baião Municipality; it had 301inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jan 2017

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