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Guilhadeses e Santar United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-01-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Guilhadeses e Santar, Concelho de Arcos de Valdevez, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

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Former Guilhadeses commune (until 2013)

[Guilhadeses commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, three fish najant eyed Gules ordered 2:1, the two ones above Or, the other one Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GUILHADESES".
Meaning:
The base wavy is representing Vez River, the name giver of the municipality.
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Presentation of Guilhadeses

Guilhadeses Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality (q.v.); it had 1119 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Former Santar commune (until 2013)

[Santar (Arcos de Valdevez) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or, a bar wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, issuant from bar a bridge Sable masoned Argent having two arches, in central chief a rose Gules leaved and stemmed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SANTAR - ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ". Meaning: The blue barrulets within the bar wavy are representing the rivers Vez, the name giver of the municipality, and Lima. The rose probably is an attribute of Our Lady of Purification, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 April 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Presentation of Santar

Santar Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality (q.v.); it had 164 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

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