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Lamelas e Guimarei United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-09-22 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Lamelas e Guimarei, Concelho de Santo Tirso, Distrito do Porto

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Former Lamelas commune (until 2013)

[Lamelas commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 16 July 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 July 2017

Coat of arms

[Lamelas commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 16 July 2017

Shield Azure, a bundle of three flax branches Or blossomed Argent, in chief a palm frond Or in fess, on base wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "LAMELAS".
Meaning:
According to Sérgio Horta the palm frond is representing Sta. Eulalia, the local patron saint, and the religiousness of the local people as well. The base wavy is representing Leça River. The flax branches are representing agriculture and craftwork.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 July 2017 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 August 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 July 2017

Presentation of Lamelas

Lamelas Commune, a.k.a. Santa Eulália de Lamelas, was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 922 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.7 km².
Source: English WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 July 2017

Former Guimarei commune (until 2013)

[Guimarei commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 16 July 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 July 2017

Coat of arms

[Guimarei commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 16 July 2017

Shield Azure a Roman sword Argent and a palm frond Or in saltire between two candles Argent flamed Or and Gules, in base a grape bunch Purpure stemmed Argent (leaf depicted but not blazoned). Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "GUIMAREI - SANTO TIRSO".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 July 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 August 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 July 2017

Presentation of Guimarei

Guimarei Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 736 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6.4 km².
Source: English WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 July 2017

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