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Sonim e Barreiros Commune (Portugal)
Freguesia de Sonim e Barreiros, Concelho de Valpaços, Distrito de Vila Real
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![[Barreiros (Valpaços) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vlpsb-ba.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Mar 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain purple field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Mar 2015
Coat of arms
![[Barreiros (Valpaços) commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vlpsb-ba).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 31 Mar 2015
Shield Argent a raven Sable emphasized Or, in dexter chief an olive branch Vert fruited Sable, in sinister chief a bunch of grapes Purpure fruited Vert, in base wavy Azure a barrulet wavy Argent charged with two fish naiant Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "BARREIROS - VALPAÇOS"
Source: this webpage
Meaning:
The word "barreiro " (plural: "barreiros ") means "clay pit" - this meaning doesn't seem to be included on the arms, which is heavy on the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms, but shy on the Mineral.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Mar 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 July 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Mar 2015
Presentation of Barreiros
Barreiros Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Valpaços Municipality; it had 177 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.1 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Mar 2015
Commune
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centered
on plain background. The arms are "Barreiros - Valpaços". The banner should
have , and golden pole with spear finial..
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal _Diário da
República : III Série_ *150* in 2003.07.02: "Escudo de prata, corvo de
negro realçado de ouro; em chefe, ramo de oliveira de verde, frutado de
negro e um cacho de uvas de púrpura, folhado de verde; campanha diminuta
ondada de azul e prata de três peças, com dois peixes de vermelho
nadantes na de prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel
branco, com a legenda a negro: """.
See also [
http://web.archive.org/web/20090331133739/http://www.fisicohomepage.hpg.ig.com.br/vpc-barreiros.htm
], at Sérgio Horta's web site (Nov. 2004 version archived in March 2009;
unavailable live at the moment); none of the nine archived snapshots
include content images. See also [
http://www. ], showing an
image seemingly based on Sérgio Horta's.
Images by Sérgio Horta for our page [pt-vpc-.html]: [pt-bovp.gif] (flag)
and [pt-bovp).gif] (CoA detail).
Barreiros was one of the 20 communes of Valpaços Municipality
[pt-vpc.html] not affected by the 2013 amalgammations (therefore,
there's no changes to report or await); it had 177 inhabitants in 2011
and covers 7,06 km².
See also [ https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barreiros_(Valpaços) ].
António MARTINS-Tuválkin, 9 Mar 206
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