Ervedal e Vila Franca da Beira United Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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União das Freguesias de Ervedal e Vila Franca da Beira, Concelho de Oliveira do Hospital, Distrito de Coimbra

Ervedal e Vila Franca da Beira United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2024

Former Ervedal Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Ervedal (Oliveira do Hospital) commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-ohpev-er.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, an eradicated strawberry tree (Latin: arbutus) Vert fruited Gules, in chief a vase Purpure, flanked by two lyres Gules, stringed Sable and ornamented Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ERVEDAL - OLIVEIRA DO HOSPITAL".
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2018

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 3 July 2001,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2018

Presentation of Ervedal

Ervedal was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira do Hospital Municipality; it had 929 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 20,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2018

Former Vila Franca da Beira commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Vila Franca da Beira commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-ohpev-vf.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2018

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, 16 May 2018

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, in chief a sheep statant Azure, issuant from base a mount Vert, charged with a cross patty fitchy Or, stitching into a dragon´s head Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILA FRANCA DA BEIRA".
Sources: this webpage and here
The sheep is symbolising herding on local pastures and is alluding to the production of cheese. There exist eight dairies in the village. The dragon is an attribute of St. Margarteh, the local patron saint. Due to her legend she was swallowed by Satan disguised as a dragon, and she appeared on a local place called Outeiro de Santa Margarida on a hill north of the village.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2018

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 4 July 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2018

Presentation of Vila Franca da Beira

Vila Franca da Beira was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira do Hospital Municipality; it had 465 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2018

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