Molelos Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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Freguesia de Molelos, Concelho de Tondela, Distrito de Viseu

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Molelos Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Aug 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or two water jugs averted Sable garnished Argent in fess, on chief a nimbus Gules charged with a pair of keys crossed per saltire tied Argent, the bendy one Or and the sinister bendy one Argent, on base a hand spindle Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "MOLELOS".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Aug 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 November 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Aug 2024

Presentation of Molelos

Molelos is one of the 12 communes of Tondela Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 2225 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 14,83 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Aug 2024

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