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Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-04-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão, Concelho de Águeda, Distrito de Aveiro

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Former Belazaima do Chão commune (until 2013)

[Belazaima do Chão commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Mar 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Gules, an eradicated tree Or, in chief a pair of keys in saltire, one of them Or the other Argent, flanked by two oranges Proper (Tawny leaved Vert). Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "" "BELAZAIMA DO CHÃO".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Presentation of Belazaima do Chão

Belazaima do Chão Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Águeda Municipality; it had 599 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Former Castanheira do Vouga commune (until 2013)

[Castanheira do Vouga commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Mar 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an eradicated chestnut tree Vert, fruited Gules shelled Argent, in chief two she-roes respectant Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CASTANHEIRA DO VOUGA".
Meaning:
The chestnut tree (Port.: castanheira) is a canting element.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 February 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Presentation of Castanheira do Vouga

Castanheira do Vouga Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Águeda Municipality; it had 639 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 29.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

former Agadão commune (until 2013)


[Agadão commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Apr 2010

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010

Coat of arms

[Agadão commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta,

The arms are Vert a fountain, in chief a perfume bottle Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "AGADÃO".
Meaning:
The heraldic fountain in the arms, thus canting, stands for the local namesake Agadão River. The bottle is an attribute of St. Mary Magdalen, the local patron saint.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 29 July 1999
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010

Presentation of Agadão

Agadão Commune is one of the 11 communes of Águeda Municipality (q.v.); it had 373 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 39.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Apr 2016

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