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klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sao pedro(celorico da beira) | santa maria(celorico da beira) | vila boa do mondego | bezant | keys(crossed) | fleur-de-lis(yellow) | orb | lozenges(6) |
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![[Celoricoe Vila Boa do Mondego united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-clbcl.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2025
Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, on fess point a castle Argent with port and windows Sable and masoned of the same, on chief a bezant flanked by two lozenges Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CELORICO (SÃO PEDRO E SANTA MARIA) E VILA BOA DO MONDEGO".
Meaning:
The lozenges and the base wavy are representing former Vila Boa do Mondego Commune, castle and bezant former Santa Maria Commune, the bezant also former São Pedro Commune. Its arms displayed five bezants.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 21 January 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2025
Celorico (São Pedro e Santa Maria) e Vila Boa do Mondego is one of the four communes of Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 2067 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 41,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2025
![[São Pedro (Celorico da Beira) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-clbcl-sp.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
![[São Pedro (Celorico da Beira) commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-clbcl-sp).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
The shield is Azure, five bezants Or ordered per fess, in chief two keys crossed per saltire, one of them Or, the other Argent, placed between two branches of olive Or fruited Argent, in base a rock Argent garnished Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CELORICO - S. PEDRO".
Meaning:
The crossed key are attributes of St. Peter, local patron saint and name giver of the commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
São Pedro was one of the ten communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1383 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14,2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
![[Santa Maria (Celorico da Beira) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-clbcl-sm.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018
Shield Vert; a castle Argent with three embattled towers, port and windows Gules and masoned Sable; between a fleur-de-lis Or in chief and a bezant in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CELORICO - SANTA MARIA".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 January 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018
Santa Maria was one of the ten communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 895 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018
![[Vila Boa do Mondego commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-clbcl-vm.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2025
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base wavy a throughout bridge Sable masoned Argent with one arch, above six lozenges Gules ordered 2:4, on central chief point an orb Azure with fittings Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILA BOA DO MONDEGO".
Meaning:
The unusual local patron "saint" is the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The orb is his attribute. The base wavy is a representation of the name giving Mondego River.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 15 June 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018
Vila Boa do Mondego was one of the ten communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 107 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2018
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