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Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior, Concelho de Albergaria-a-Velha, Distrito de Aveiro

Last modified: 2024-06-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior commune flag] 2:3, image by Valentin Poposki and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
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Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024

Coat of Arms


[Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior commune CoA] image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent parted by a throughout Latin cross Azure charged in its intersection point of bars with a rose Argent seeded Gules and barbed Vert chaussé Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA E VALMAIOR".
Meaning:
The arms are basically those of former the Valmaior Commune with omitted corn cobs and the mitllwheel was replaced by the arms of the former Albergaria-a-Velha Commune. The flag colours are representing both former entities as follows: blue for Albergaria-a-Velha and yellow for Valmaior.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 22 January 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024

Presentation of Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior

Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior is one of the two communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 11058 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 47,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024


Former Albergaria-a-Velha Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Albergaria-a-Velha commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016

Coat of Arms


[ commune CoA (until 2013)] image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022

Shield Or parted by a throughout Latin cross Azure charged in its intersection point of bars with a rose Argent seeded Gules and barbed Vert chaussé Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "FREGUESIA DE ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA".
Meaning:
The cross is representing the Holy Cross, which is the local patron.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 June 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016

Presentation of Albergaria-a-Velha

was one of the 14 communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 8528 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 29.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016


Former Valmaior Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Valmaior commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016

Coat of Arms


[Valmaior commune CoA (until 2013)] image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent chaussé Vert charged with two corn cobs Or leaved of the same, in chief a watermill´s wheel Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VALMAIOR".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016

Survey emitted by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 29 July 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016

Presentation of Valmaior

Valmaior was one of the 14 communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 2040 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 17.7 km².

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016


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