Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei, Concelho de Mogadouro, Distrito de Bragança

• Introduction
• About the flag
• Former Mogadouro commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Mogadouro
• Former Valverde commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Valverde
• Former Vale de Porco commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Vale de Porco
• Former Vilar de Rei commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Vilar de Rei

• Mogadouro Municipality
• Portugal
• Portuguese WIKIPEDIA

Introduction

(United) Commune of Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco, and Vilar de Rei is one of the four communes of Mogadouro Municipality [pt-mgd.html] created by the 2013 mergers and changes, when it was created anew by adding to the erstwhile Mogadouro Commune (which includes the urban perimeter of the municipal seat and namesake town) the three other named communes. As with all new communes named "União das Freguesias de " (instead of "Freguesia de ", even for compound names including several distinct toponyms), this merger is expected to be temporary, even if long-term. The new commune covers approx. 103.2 km² and as of 2011 the four erstwhile communes had a sum of 3887 inhabitants.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 May 2016

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: image based on description in Diário da República
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 May 2016

Shield Sable, a belfry Argent masoned and open and slit of the Field accompanied at the base and on the flanks by a two olive branches Or fruited Vert per saltire and in chief by two local Shrovetide masks Argent garnished Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE MOGADOURO, VALVERDE, VALE DE PORCO E VILAR DE REI".
Meaning:
The tower is taken from the arms of former Mogadouro commune, the masks from those of former Vale de Porco, the olive branches from those of former valverde commune. Vilar de Rei is not represented in the new arms, probably never having had proper symbols.
Sources: here and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2016

Flag and arms approved by the communal parliament on 8 July 2014, published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 18 August 2014
Source: Diário da República
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 May 2016

Former Mogadouro Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2009

The arms are Sable a tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Sable between two ears of wheat Or crossed per saltire, in chief two bezants Argent each charged with a rounded cross patty Gules. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "FREGUESIA DE MOGADOURO".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Portuguese Templars
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2009

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2000.10.19
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2009

Presentation of Mogadouro

Mogadouro Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mogadouro Municipality (q.v.); it had 3638 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 49,10 km². It was the commune encompassing the municipality seat, Mogadouro town.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2009

Former Valverde commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green. Please note that this is one of very few cases of communal flags seated on a village for which a quartered flag, not plain, was chosen. This is fully within the law (art.16 §5), but has not been CHAAP’s practice since they started creating communal symbols en masse in the late-mid 1990s.
Source: here, the heraldry page of the official website of the former commune, which quotes official information on both symbols
António Martins-Tuválkin,27 Feb 2016

Shield Or a pigsty drinking fountain Sable and Argent between an olive branch Vert fruited Sable and an almond branch Vert flowered Argent, both per pale, issuant from base two mounds Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VALVERDE - MOGADOURO".
Meaning:
The word "valverde" is an apocope of "vale verde", "green valley", this meaning is shown in the arms by the two green hillocks; also featured are tokens for local pig farming, and for groves of olive and almond. However, the origin seems to be not necessarily soiled, as "fonte de chafurdo" (i.e., exactly what's mentioned in these arms) seems to be merely a fountain or well where users draw water with their own vessels (unlike a well fitted with its rope and bucket, I presume)
Sources: here and here,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 June 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Feb 2016

Presentation of Valverde

Valverde Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 133 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 24.2 km².

Former Vale de Porco commune (until 2013)

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

Shield Argent, a pig passant Purpure, in chief two carnival masks Gules garnished Or and Sable ordered per fess, issuant from base a valley Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VALE DE PORCO".
Meaning:
The name of the commune means "valley of the pig". Pig and valley are thus canting elements. The word for the masks (Port.: caretos) is derived from "careta" (=grimace).
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 21 March 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Presentation of Vale de Porco

Vale de Porco Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 133 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Former Vilar de Rei commune (until 2013)

Probably Vilar de Rei had no proper symbols. Source below just displays an empty shield with name and three visible towers (village rank).
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

Presentation of Vilar de Rei

Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 72 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2016

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