Carnaxide e Queijas United Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)
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União das Freguesias de Carnaxide e Queijas, Concelho de Oeiras, Distrito de Lisboa
Last modified: 2015-05-16 by klaus-michael schneider
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- Former Carnaxide commune (until 2013)
- Presentation of Carnaxide
- Former Queijas commune (until 2013)
- Presentation of Queijas See also:
- Oeiras Municipality
- Portugal
Former Carnaxide commune (until 2013)
[![[Carnaxide commune (until 2013)]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/p/pt-oercq-cn.gif)
](../images/p/pt-oercq-cn.gif)2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 May 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2015
Coat of arms
Shield Azure, a hexagonal lighthouse tower (Mãe d'Água) Argent flanked in chief by two grapevines Or and in base by two wheat ears Or crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CARNAXIDE".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 May 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2015
Presentation of Carnaxide
Carnaxide Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oeiras Municipality (q.v.); it had 25 911 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2015
Former Queijas commune (until 2013)
[![[Queijas commune (until 2013)]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/p/pt-oercq-qs.gif)
](../images/p/pt-oercq-qs.gif)2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 7 Aug 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Aug 2014
Coat of arms
[![[Queijas commune CoA]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/p/pt-oercq-qs)
Shield Argent two windmill wheels Sable roped Sable and dressed Azure, in chief an open book Argent bound Gules and garnished Or,in base on a mound Sable a heart Gules crowned Gules and nimbed Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "QUEIJAS - OEIRAS".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Aug 2014
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 1996
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Aug 2014
Presentation of Queijas
Queijas Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oeiras Municipality (q.v.); it had 8771 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 2.3 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Aug 2014
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