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Gandra e Taião United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Gandra e Taião, Concelho de Valença, Distrito de Viana do Cas

Last modified: 2015-04-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: gandra e taiao | gandra(valenca) | taiao | triple mount | tower | flax(blossom) | sun(radiant) | rhomb | watermill(wheel) |
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[Gandra e Taião united commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015
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Gandra e Taião united commune

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider ,4 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

[Gandra e Taião united commune CoA] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Shield Or, in base a triple mount Vert issuant charged with a flax blossom Argent seeded Azure, in chief a rhomb Gules charged with a radiant sun Or and flanked by two embattled towers Sable with port and windows Argent and masoned of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE GANDRA E TAIÃO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider,4 Apr 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes.Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 January 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Former Gandra commune (until 2013)

[Gandra commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta ,4 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or, in base a triple mount Vert issuant, the central peak crowned by a Latin cross Gules, the others by two embattled towers Argent masoned Sable (though description says: the same way like in arms of united commune), in chief three flax blossoms Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "GANDRA - VALENÇA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Draft of flag and arms made byCarlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 31 August 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Presentation of Gandra

Gandra Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Valença Municipality (q.v.); it had 1318 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Former Taião commune (until 2013)

[Taião commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plainwhite field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, two rhombs Argent set in fess between a radiant sun Or in chief and a watermill wheel Or in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "TAIÃO - VALENÇA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 November 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Presentation of Taião

Taião Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Valença Municipality (q.v.); it had 153 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

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