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Unhão e Lordelo United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-07-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Unhão e Lordelo, Concelho de Felgueiras, Distrito do Porto


[Unhão e Lordelo united commune] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024
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Unhão e Lordelo United Commune

Flag


[Unhão e Lordelo united commune flag] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or a lunel Gules flanked by four laurel branches Vert with their stems pointing to centre. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE UNHÃO E LORDELO".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 14 July 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

Presentation of

is one of the eight communes of Felgueiras Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1099 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 4,96 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

Former Unhão Commune (until 2013)

[Unhão commune (- 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 21 June 2009

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and yellow, usually meaning (town rank).
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 June 2009

Coat of Arms

[Unhão commune CoA (- 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 21 June 2009

The arms are Argent a lunel Gules flanked by four bunches of grapes Or leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "UNHÃO".
Meaning:
"Unhão" means "big nail" (as in finger, or toe, nail), but that may not be the actual etymology. Either way, the lunel, regardless of the reason it was chosen for these arms (which I dont know) may be interpreted as nail clippings, which would make these canting arms, of sorts.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 June 2009

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 May 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 June 2009

Presentation of Unhão

Unhão was one of the 20 communes of Felgueiras Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 866 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 3,62 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 June 2009

Former Lordelo Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Lordelo commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Sérgio Horta,

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a staff Sable in pale at its top leafed Vert and blossomed Gules flanked by two laurel branches Vert, on chief two doves volant respecting Argent veined Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "LORDELO - FELGUEIRAS".
Meaning:
The staff is an attribute of St. Christopher, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 27 October 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

Presentation of Lordelo

Lordelo was one of the 20 communes of Felgueiras Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 356 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 1,51 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2024

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