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Cabaços e Fojo Lobal Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Cabaços e Fojo Lobal, Concelho de Ponte de Lima, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2015-03-28 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: cabacos | fojo lobal | bridge | mitre | pears(2) | wolves(2) | rhomb | orb |
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Cabaços (until 2013)

[Cabaços commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a mitre Or with scarves Argent topped by a double cross Or, the whole flanked by two pears Or, chief Azure, a bridge embattled Argent masoned black between two towers of the same, the bridge crowned by a cross Or. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CABAÇOS".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2015


Presentation of Cabaços

Cabaços Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 699 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.96 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2015


Fojo Lobal (until 2013)

[Fojo Lobal commune (- 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, two wolves passant affronty Or between an orb Or garnished Gules in central chief and a rhomb Argent pierced by a circle Azure in base. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "FOJO LOBAL".
Meaning:
The wolves (Port: lobos) are canting elements. The orb probably is an attribute of Jesus Christ, who is the local patron saint as the Divine Saviour.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 26 September 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2015


Presentation of Fojo Lobal

Fojo Lobal Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 283 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2015


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