Brunhozinho, Castanheira e Sanhoane United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-05-10 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: brunhozinho | castanheira(mogadouro) | sanhoane(mogadouro) | chestnut(tree) | damson(branch) | belfry | cow | saltire | paschal lamb |
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União das Freguesias de Brunhozinho, Castanheira e Sanhoane, Concelho de Mogadouro, Distrito de Bragança

• Former Brunhozinho commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Brunhozinho
• Former Castanheira commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Castanheira
• Former Sanhoane commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Sanhoane

• Mogadouro Municipality
• Portugal

Former Brunhozinho commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 May 2016

Shield Azure, two branches of damson Argent in saltire fruited Or, in chief a belfry Argent with two bells of the same masoned Sable, in base a cow passant Argent spotted Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "BRUNHOZINHO".
Meaning:
The damson - a kind of plum - branches (Port.: abrunho or simply brunho) are canting elements.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2016

Two spellings circulate, "Brunhozinho" and "Brunhosinho" - these two sound the same for 200,000,000 Portuguese speakers worldwide, but the small minority of speakers, whose dialect does distinguish between [z?] and [z] inhabits mostly the broad area, northern inland Portugal, where this village is located. As said, the toponym stems from "brunho", meaning "damson" (also "sloe" or "blackthorn""), less frequent than its derivative "abrunho" (in turn more often than its own derivative "cabrunho" Depending on the exact etimology of the toponym, each of the two possible spellings may be right and the other wrong: "brunho" + "zinho" is a small blackthorn fruit, while "brunh[o]" + "os[o]" + "inho" is a small blackthorn grove. Given that meaning and the existence of a nearby village named after a non-hypochoristic equivalent, Brunhoso (and such paired toponyms being usual in Portugal), the latter spelling, with "s", is more likely - yet the symbols law above and local use prefer the form with a "z".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 May 2016

Flag and arms approved by the communal parliament on 2 July 2011, published in Diário da República: II Série on 20 July 2011
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2016

Presentation of Brunhozinho

Brunhozinho Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 86 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15.8 km². See also:

Former Castanheira commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field. Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2016

Shield Or a saltire Gules, over all a chestnut tree Sable eradicated Sable and leaved Vert and emphasized Argent and its fruits Vert and open Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CASTANHEIRA - MOGADOURO".
Source: this page and this page
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 12 February 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Presentation of Castanheira

Castanheira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 77 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.3 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2016

Former Sanhoane commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Shield Or, in fess two eradicated chestnut trees Gules leaved and fruited Vert ,in chief a torteau charged with a Paschal Lamb Proper. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SANHOANE - MOGADOURO". Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 April 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Presentation of Sanhoane

Sanhoane Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 126 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

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