Amedo e Zedes United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Amedo e Zedes, Concelho da Carrazeda de Ansiães, Distrito de Bragança

• Amedo e Zedes United Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Amedo e Zedes
• Former Amedo Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Amedo
• Former Zedes Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Zedes

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Amedo e Zedes United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Jan 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert the likeness of a Moorish woman´s head Proper dressed Argent and crowned by an ancient crown bejewelled Or, flanked at dexter by an alder branch and at sinister by an oak branch, both Or fruited Argent, crossed per saltire on base and tied Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE AMEDO E ZEDES".
Meaning:
The Moorish queen is representing former Amedo Commune, the brnaches former Zedes Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Jan 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 11 September 2015, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Jan 2024

Presentation of Amedo e Zedes

Amedo e Zedes is one of the four communes of Carrazeda de Ansiães Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 401 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 23,43 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Jan 2024

Former Amedo Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent a pilgrim´s staff Gules with its drinking gourd Azure, flanked at dexter by an alder branch leafed Vert and fruited Purpure and at sinister by an oak branch leafed Vert and fruited Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "AMEDO".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Jan 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 22 August 2008, here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Jan 2024

Presentation of Amedo

Amedo was one of the nine communes of Carrazeda de Ansiães Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 302 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12,23 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Jan 2024

Former Zedes Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Jan 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent the likeness of a Moorish woman´s head Proper dressed Argent and crowned by an ancient crown bejewelled Or, on orle seven apples Gules leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ZEDES".
Meaning:

Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Jan 2024

The symbols were proposed by the CHAAP on 7 June 2011 but nevr published in Diário da República.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Jan 2024

Presentation of Zedes

Zedes was one of the nine communes of Carrazeda de Ansiães Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 160 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,2 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Jan 2024

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