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klaus-michael schneider
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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Oct 2024
![[ commune proposed flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-epsep-es!.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
The proposal has the design of a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Oct 2024
Shield Azure with base wavy of five barrulets Argent-Azure-Argent-Vert-Argent, issuant from base wavy a caravel Or, rigged and flagged Argent, on dexter chief point a 7-point star Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FREGUESIA DE ESPOSENDE".
Meaning:
The caravel is symbolising the importance of seafaring in the past. The base wavy is a representation of the mouth of the Cávado River, uniting a blue wave, used for sweet water, representing the river, and a green wavy, used for sea water, representing the Atlantic. The star is an attribute of Our Lady of the Angles, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Oct 2024
The symbols have never been published in Diário da República. They were proposed by the Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 16 February 1996, but the adoption of the proposal was refused by the commune, which used the municipal symbols instead. The commune claimed a mural crown with four towers for town status due to the fact that the number of its inhabitants hd been bigger then 3000.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Oct 2024
Esposende Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Esposende Municipality. It had 3595 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2016
![[Marinhas commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-epsep-ma.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Jan 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2016
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, scales Vert balanced by a flamy sword Gules hilted Sable, flanked by a watermill's wheel Azure at dexter and a salt pyramid Argent at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MARINHAS - ESPOSENDE".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 November 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2016
Marinhas Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Esposende Municipality; it had 6193 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2016
![[Gandra commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-epsep-ga.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Oct 2024
![[Gandra (Esposende) commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-epsep-ga).jpg)
image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Jan 2016
Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, in chief a mitre Argent gemmed Vert adorned Or, beneath two croziers Or in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GANDRA - ESPOSENDE".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 November 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2016
Gandra Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Esposende Municipality; it had 1323 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2016
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