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Gonçalo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Gonçalo, Concelho da Guarda, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2024-09-28 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: goncalo | seixo amarelo | oak | olive(tree) |
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[Gonçalo commune flag] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024
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Gonçalo Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent an oak eradicated Vert fruited Gules and flanked by two baskets Gules, on chief a 5-point star Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "GONÇALO".
Meaning:
The star is an attribute of Our Lady of Assumption, the local patron saint and probably also referring to the Serra Estrela, a local mountain ridge.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 December 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

Presentation of Gonçalo

Gonçalo is one of the 34 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 960 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 27,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024


Former Seixo Amarelo Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Seixo Amarelo commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2024

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, 24 Sep 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules an olive tree Argent eradicated and fruited Sable, on chief a bezant, Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SEIXO AMARELO".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 December 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024

Presentation of Seixo Amarelo

Seixo Amarelo was one of the three communes of Guarda Municipality annexed by the 2013 changes. It had 84 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12,21 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Sep 2024


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