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Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-09-22 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira, Concelho de Santo Tirso, Distrito do Porto

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Former Areias commune (until 2013)

[Areias (Santo Tirso) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 July 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 July 2017

Coat of arms

[Areias (Santo Tirso) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 15 July 2017

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a naturalistic fountain Or pourng water Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "AREIAS - SANTO TIRSO".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 July 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 January 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 July 2017

Presentation of Areias

Areias Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 2454 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.8 km².
Source: English WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 July 2017

Former Sequeiró commune (until 2013)

[Sequeiró commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 25 July 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 July 2017

Coat of arms

[Sequeiró commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 25 July 2017

Shield Azure a wayside shrine Argent flanked by two shuttles Or with yarns Gules set in pale, in chief two grape bunches Or leafed Argent, in base two barrulets wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SEQUEIRÓ - SANTO TIRSO".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 July 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 July 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 July 2017

Presentation of Sequeiró

Sequeiró Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 1627 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 July 2017

Former Lama commune (until 2013)

[Lama (Santo Tirso) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2017

Coat of arms

[Lama (Santo Tirso) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 30 July 2017

Shield Or; two cockades in fess, the dexter one Azure pierced Argent and the sinister cone Gules pierced Azure and in chief a pair of scales Azure balanced by a flambant sword Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "LAMA - SANTO TIRSO".
Meaning:
These two cockades stand for the two sides of the Portuguese Civil War of 1828-1834, respectively the blue-white constitutionalists (who'd win the war and see their cockade on the new national flag, and the red-blue absolutists, see also English WIKIPEDIA. Lama is the place of an important tactical event (not really a battle) of 25 March 1834, and a monument was erected to mark it: It is a large stone plinth with a carved inscription, topped with a pyramid of 10 cannonballs, locally known as As Bolas (= The Balls). The two cockades on the arms stand for both, the event and the monument. Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2017 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Sep 2014

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 3 June 2008
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2017

Presentation of Lama

Lama Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 1393 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.2 km².
Source: English WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2017

Former Palmeira commune (until 2013)

[Palmeira (Santo Tirso) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 July 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2017

Coat of arms

[Palmeira (Santo Tirso) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 18 July 2017

Shield Azure, issuant from a base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure a palm tree Or between a local traditional granary (espigueiro) Argent with window Or and grid Sable at dexter and a cogwheel Or at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "PALMEIRA - SANTO TIRSO".
Meaning;
The word "palmeira" means "palm tree" - the arms are thus canting.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 May 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2017

Presentation of Palmeira

Palmeira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 1321 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.4 km².
Source: English WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2017

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