Pinheiro Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)

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Pinheiro Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and red.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Or parted by a bend sinister wavy of blue-silver-blue, on dexter chief a cross patty Gules charged with a Greek cross Argent, on sinister base a stonecutter´s hammer Gules hafted Sable in bend sinister under a chisel Gules in bend. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PINHEIRO - CASTRO DAIRE".
Meaning:
The cross is that one of the Order of Christ. The tools are alluding to local arts and crafts, especially processing of marble. The wavy bend sinister is a representation of the Paiva River.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025

Published in Diário da República: IIISérie on 29 May 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025

Presentation of Pinheiro

Pinheiro is one of the 11 communes of Castro Daire Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes. It had 669 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 19,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2025

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