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Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-07-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos, Concelho de Sabugal, Distrito da Guarda


[Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos united commune flag ] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2024
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Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and purple.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Purpure with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a throughout bridge Argent masoned Sable with three arches, on chief an embattled tower Or masoned Sable with port and windows Purpure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ALDEIA DA RIBEIRA, VILAR MAIOR E BADAMALOS".
Meaning:
Wavy base and bridge had been part of any of the commune´s predecessors, a tower appears on the shield of two of them.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 27 June 2017
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2024

Presentation of Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos

Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos is one of the seven communes of Sabugal Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 266 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 68,79 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2024


Former Aldeia da Ribeira Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Aldeia da Ribeira commune (until 2013)] 2:3,image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Mar 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert, the lower half barry wavy of Azure and Argent, crowned by a bridge Argent masoned Sable having four arches, the both arches at dexter being smaller. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ALDEIA DA RIBEIRA - SABUGAL"
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 April 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Presentation of Aldeia da Ribeira

Aldeia da Ribeira was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sabugal Municipality; it had 131 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 28,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016


Former Vilar Maior Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Vilar Maior commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Coat of Arms

[Vilar Maior commune (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Mar 2016

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, in centre a throughout wall Purpure masoned Or with three archs Argent and two embattled towers with window Argent, in chief a fleur-de-lis Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILAR MAIOR".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 December 1997,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Presentation of Vilar Maior

Vilar Maior was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sabugal Municipality; it had 120 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 24,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016


Former Badamalos Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Badamalos commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Mar 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a bridge Argent thrice arched Azure with an embattled tower of the Same at dexter, in chief ordered per fess a bezant between two plates. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "BADAMALOS".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 November 2002,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016

Presentation of Badamalos

Badamalos was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sabugal Municipality; it had 96 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2016


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