Vale do Massueime Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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Freguesia de Vale do Massueime, Concelho de Pinhel, Distrito da Guarda

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Vale do Massueime Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Nov 2024

Former Santa Eufémia commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Santa Eufémia (Pinhel) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pnhvm-se.gif)2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Coat of Arms

Shield Or; issuant from base a mount Sable, charged with a heraldic fountain and topped by an eradicated olive tree Vert, fruited Sable; in chief a mandorla Gules, charged with a Latin cross Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTA EUFÉMIA - PINHEL".
A mandorla is an oval aureole, having the shape of an almond.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 10 May 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Presentation of Santa Eufémia

Santa Eufémia was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 172 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Former Sorval Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Sorval commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pnhvm-sv.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2024

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, 31 Oct 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a sorb eradicated sVert fruited Gules, flanked by two triplets of rye ears Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SORVAL".
Meaning:
The commune´s name is related to "sorveira" (= sorb; Latin: Sorbus domestica). The tree is thus canting.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 July 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Presentation of Sorval

Sorval was one of the pre-2013 communesof Pinhel Municipality; it had 80 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Former Póvoa de El-Rei commune (until 2013)

The commune had no proper symbols, as this webpage dispalys just arms with an empty shield.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

Presentation of Póvoa de El-Rei

Póvoa de El-Rei was one of the pre-2013 communes of Pinhel Municipality; it had 53 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 July 2018

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