Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros, Concelho de Seia, Distrito da Guarda

• Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros United Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros
• Former Seia Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Seia
• Former São Romão Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Flag without Coat of Arms
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of São Romão
• Former Lapa dos Dinheiros Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Lapa dos Dinheiros

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Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros United Commune

The commune has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin,

Presentation of Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros

Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros is one of the seven communes of Seia Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 8705 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 53,8 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin,

Former Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Sep 2008

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a 5-point star Or, in chief a cogwheel Argent at dexter and a snow cristal Argent at sinister, in base six 5-point stars Or alongside an invisible embowed line. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FREGUESIA DE SEIA".
Meaning:
Both, the snow cristal and the stars, refer surely to the local Serra da Estrela, literally "Star Range", the highest mountain in mainland Portugal; the cogwheel may refer to local industry.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Sep 2008

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 December 1996
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Sep 2008

Presentation of Seia

v was one of the 15 communes of Seia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 6342 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19,77 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Aug 2025

Former São Romão Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a fairly untypical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of light orange (!) and dark blue..
Source: this image
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2025

Flag without Coat of Arms

It is a fairly untypical Portuguese communal flag with a field quartered of light orange (!) and dark blue..
Source: this image
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2025

Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2025

image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2025

Shield parted per fess of Argent charged with watermill wheel Or (!) and Azure charged with a cross fleury Or (see left image above) or Argent charged with a cross fleury Or (see right image above), chief Gules charged with a 5-point estoile Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "".
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2025

Indeed, this commune didn´t have its coats of arms and flag offcialized before its dissolution.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2025

Presentation of São Romão

São Romão was one of the 15 communes of Seia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 2743 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 17,92 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 July 2025

Former Lapa dos Dinheiros Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Or a staff Sable in pale, flanked at dexter by three rye ears Vert joined at their stems and at sinister by a chestnut twig Vert with its burrs open Argent, in chief a 6-point estoile Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "LAPA DOS DINHEIROS".
Meaning:
The star is depicted as six-pointed but the blazon doesn´t specify the number of points. It is an attribute of Our Lady of Protection, the local patron saint. The staff is blazoned simply as Sable, but it is depicted as spotted Or.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 October 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 2025

Presentation of Lapa dos Dinheiros

Lapa dos Dinheiros was one of the 15 communes of Seia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 294 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,84 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 July 2025

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