Moimenta Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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Freguesia de Moimenta, Concelho da Cinfães, Distrito do Viseu

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[[Moimenta (Cinfães) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-cnfmo.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025

Moimenta Commune

Flag

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, 16 Jan 2025

Coat of Arms

[[Moimenta (Cinfães) commune CoA].gif)](../images/p/pt-cnfmo%29.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025

Shield Vert a crozier Or in pale, on central base point a millstone Argent, flanked by two tree stumps Argent in pale. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MOIMENTA - CINFÃES".
Meaning:
The crozier is an attribute of St. Martin, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 30 November 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025

Presentation of Moimenta

Moimenta is one of the 13 communes of Cinfães Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 356 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 6,54 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025

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