Marmeleira Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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Freguesia de Marmeleira, Concelho de Mortágua, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2024-07-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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[[Marmeleira (Mortágua) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-mrtma.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2024

Marmeleira 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, 10 July 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a Bengal quince tree eradicated Argent fruited Or, superimposed by a sword flamant Gules in pale. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black upper case letters "MARMELEIRA - MORTÁGUA".
Meaning:
The Bengal quince (Latin: Aegle marmelos, Port.: marmeleiro) is a canting element. The sword is an attribute of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 October 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2024

Presentation of Marmeleira

Marmeleira is one of the six communes of Mortágua Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 489 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 16,52 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2024

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