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Tornada e Salir do Porto United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Tornada e Salir do Porto, Concelho de Caldas da Rainha, Distrito de Leiria


[Tornada e Salir do Porto united commune flag] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Feb 2025
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Tornada e Salir do Porto United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Feb 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a castle Argent with port and windows Azure, flanked on chief by a coronet Or, and by three anchors Or on base and flanches. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (village rank) and long white scroll, as used by many united communes, reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE TORNADA E SALIR DO PORTO".
Meaning:

Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Feb 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 9 January 2017
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Feb 2025

Presentation of Tornada e Salir do Porto

Tornada e Salir do Porto is one of the three communes of Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 4434 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 29,53 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Feb 2025


Former Tornada commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Tornada commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent divided by a bend sinister wavy Vert, charged with a bendlet sinister wavy Argent, in chief a coronet Azure gemmed Or, in base a shrimp-catcher Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard-Guedes style, with inscription in black initials: "TORNADA".
Sources: here and
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 September 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015

Presentation of Tornada

Tornada was one of the seven communes of Caldas da Rainha Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 3561 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015


Former Salir do Porto commune (until 2013)

Flag

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, a squarish banner Azure fixed on a lance Or and charged with a 5-point star Argent, in chief a shrimp-catcher Gules at dexter and a book Argent garnished Gules at sinister. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SALIR DO PORTO".
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 May 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Presentation of Salir do Porto

Salir do Porto was one of the seven communes of Caldas da Rainha Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 797 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Oct 2015


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