Guilhadeses e Santar United Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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União das Freguesias de Guilhadeses e Santar, Concelho de Arcos de Valdevez, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

[[ commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvgs.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2025

Guilhadeses e Santar United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a throughout bridge Sable masoned Argent with two arches, above two fish embowed respectant Gules, on central chief point a heraldic rose Gules, seeded Or and barbed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE GUILHADESES E SANTAR".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of the Vez River, also being part of the arms of both predecessors. The fish are taken from the arms of former Guilhadeses Commune, the bridge from those of former Santar Commune. The heraldic rose is an attribute of Our Lady of Purification, patron saint of the latter. On the arms of Santar the attribute had been realised as a natural rose with green stem.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 3 March 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2025

Presentation of Guilhadeses e Santar

Guilhadeses e Santar is one of the 13 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1172 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 3,91 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2025

Former Guilhadeses Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Guilhadeses commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvgs-gu.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, three fish najant eyed Gules ordered 2:1, the two ones above Or, the other one Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GUILHADESES".
Meaning:
The base wavy is representing Vez River, the name giver of the municipality.
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 July 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Presentation of Guilhadeses

Guilhadeses was one of the 28 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1119 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Former Santar Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Santar (Arcos de Valdevez) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvgs-sn.gif)2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Dec 2015

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, 30 Dec 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, a bar wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, issuant from bar a bridge Sable masoned Argent having two arches, in central chief a rose Gules leaved and stemmed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SANTAR - ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ". Meaning: The blue barrulets within the bar wavy are representing the rivers Vez, the name giver of the municipality, and Lima. The rose probably is an attribute of Our Lady of Purification, the local patron saint.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 April 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

Presentation of Santar

Santar was one of the 28 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 164 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2015

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