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Celeirós, Aveleda e Vimieiro United Commune (Portugal)

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Keywords: celeiros(braga) | aveleda(braga) | vimieiro(braga) | hazelnut | cogwheel | sheaf | ukulele | hoe iron | hammer | saw | base(wavy) |
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União das Freguesias de Celeirós, Aveleda e Vimieiro, Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

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Former Celeirós commune (until 2013)

[Celeirós (Braga) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Oct 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Oct 2017

Coat of arms

[Celeirós (Braga) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 28 Oct 2017

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a cogwheel Argent flanked by four sheaves Or ordered 2:2. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters"CELEIRÓS - BRAGA".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Oct 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 July 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Oct 2017

Presentation of Celeirós

Celeirós Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 3289 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.8 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Oct 2017

Former Aveleda commune (until 2013)

[Aveleda (Braga) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta and António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017

Coat of arms

[Aveleda (Braga) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Sep 2017

Shield Gules, five hazel twigs Argent in quincunx fruited Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "AVELEDA - BRAGA".
Meaning:
The word "aveleda" doesn't have a lexicographically acknowledged meaning in Portuguese but is is clearly related to "avelã", (= hazelnut). The arms are therefore canting.
Source:
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 May 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017

Presentation of Aveleda

Aveleda Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 2149 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.9 km².
Source: English WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017

Former Vimieiro commune (until 2013)

[Vimieiro (Braga) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Nov 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Nov 2017

Coat of arms

[Vimieiro (Braga) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Nov 2017

Shield Or, a cavaquinho Gules garnished Sable, at dexter chief a hoe iron Azure, at sinister chief a hammer and a backsaw both Vert in saltire, on base wavy Azure a barrulet wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VIMIEIRO - BRAGA".
Meaning:
The cavaquinho refers to the local origin of this special miniature guitar, brought from Minho to Brazil and Madeira and, from there, to Hawai'i, there afterwards called ukulele, ( for more details see also English WIKIPEDIA).
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Nov 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 May 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Nov 2017

Presentation of Vimieiro

Vimieiro Commune, a.k.a. Santana de Vimieiro, was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 1233 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.9 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Nov 2017

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