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Azambujeira e Malaqueijo United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Azambujeira e Malaqueijo, Concelho de Rio Maior, Distrito de Santarém

Former Azambujeira commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Azambujeira

Former Malaqueijo commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Malaqueijo

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Former Azambujeira commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 3 Nov 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a pillory Gules flanked by two paly olive branches Vert, in chief a chevron Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "AZAMBUJEIRA"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 November 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

Presentation of Azambujeira

Azambujeira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Rio Maior Municipality (q.v.); it had 458 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

Former Malaqueijo commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: districts of Portugal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a charcoal kiln Argent open Gules, in base a cheese wheel Or at dexter and a millstone Argent at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MALAQUEIJO".
Meaning:
The cheese wheel is a canting element, referring to a legend about a stranger, finding a house in the area. Begging for food, the owner answered "Mal há queijo!". (There is only bad cheese(?)).
Source:this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

Presentation of Malaqueijo

Malaqueijo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Rio Maior Municipality (q.v.); it had 438 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.8 km². The commune was established on 16 May 1984, when it was separated from São João da Ribeira commune. But there is evidence that the location was populated since the 16th century and had been then one of the most populated locations in the local uplands.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2015

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