Nogueira e Silva Escura Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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Freguesia de Nogueira e Silva Escura, Concelho de Maia, Distrito do Porto

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Nogueira e Silva Escura Commune

Flag

[[Nogueira e Silva Escura commune flag]](../images/p/pt-mains.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2025

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 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, a walnut tree and a chestnut tree, both eradicated, Vert, and fructed Or, on chief a Marian crown Azure, on base parted by two barrulets wavy, Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and long white scroll, as often used by united communes, reading in black upper case serifed letters "NOGUEIRA E SILVA ESCURA".
Meaning:
The canting walnut tree and the barrulets are taken from the arms of the former Nogueira Commune, chestnut tree and crown from those of the former Silva Escura Commune. The crown is furthermore an attribute of St. Mary, who had been the local patron saint of Nogueira as Our Lady of Expectation and of Silva Escura simply as St. Mary. As no river nor creek is crossing the commune, the barrulets probably stand for the Village of Rio (= river), being part of Nogueira.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 20 March 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2025

Presentation of Nogueira e Silva Escura

Nogueira e Silva Escura is one of the three communes of Maia Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 7980 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 9,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2025

Former Nogueira Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Nogueira (Maia) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-mains-ng.gif)2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 27 Oct 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, 27 Oct 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a walnut tree eradicated Vert fructed Or, in central chief a fleur-de-lis Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "NOGUEIRA - MAIA"
Meaning:
The walnut tree (Portuguese: noguieira) is a canting element. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, the local patron saint.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 June 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2015

Presentation of Nogueira

Nogueira was one of the ten communes of Maia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 5473 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2015

Former Silva Escura Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Silva Escura (Maia) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-mains-se.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2015

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, 27 Oct 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, two chestnut trees eradicated Vert fructed Or, in central chief a Marian crown Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SILVA ESCURA - MAIA".
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 May 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2015

Presentation of Silva Escura

Silva Escura was one of the ten communes of Maia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 2507 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Oct 2015

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