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klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: fonte arcada | escurquela | base(wavy) | wolf(head) | distaff | spindle | well | mountain | lizard |
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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 July 2024
![[Fonte Arcada commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-srnfe-fo.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2024
![[Fonte Arcada commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-srnfe-fo).jpg)
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018
Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, an impending well Argent masoned Sable, on chief a wolf's head Or tongued and eyed Gules, flanked by a spindle at dexter and a distaff at sinister, both Sable with yarns Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FONTE ARCADA - SERNANCELHE".
Meaning:
The well is an open pond spring with an ogival arch, which exists at the place of the "toca-da-moura". The "arched fountain" (Portuguese: fonte arcada) is also name giver of the commune. The tools are alluding to the production of linen and wool, the green colour stands for all other economic activities. The base wavy is a representation of the Távora River. The head is a representation of the "house of the Palace" (Portuguese: Casa de Paço, residence of Dona Loba, which means she-wolf. It was the address of the Infante Dom Fernando, also to Dona Loba, for being appealing to the people, for effect of the dog sculpture on the front.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018 / 19 Aug 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 June 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018
Fonte Arcada was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sernancelhe Municipality; it had 270 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018
![[Escurquela commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-srnfe-eq.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2024
![[Escurquela commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-srnfe-eq).jpg)
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018
Shield Argent with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a rocky mountain Sable spotted Or, on chief a lizard passant Vert armed, tongued and eyed Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ESCURQUELA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 June 2004,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018
Escurquela was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sernancelhe Municipality; it had 138 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018
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