Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada United Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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União das Freguesias de Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada, Concelho de Vila do Conde, Distrito do Porto

[[Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada united commune]](../images/p/pt-vcdbf.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2024

Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, two corn cobs Or and two wheat ears Or in fan tied Argent, on chief an embattled wall Argent masoned Sable with port of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE BAGUNTE, FERREIRÓ, OUTEIRO MAIOR E PARADA".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 24 September 2018
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2024

Presentation of Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada

Bagunte, Ferreiró, Outeiro Maior e Parada is one of the 21 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 2662 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 21,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2024

Former Bagunte Commune (until 2013)

[[Bagunte commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vcdbf-bg.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, crowned by a throughout bridge Argent masoned Sable, having three arches, a torc Argent, flanked by two corn plants Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "BAGUNTE".
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Presentation of Bagunte

Bagunte was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 1489 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9,2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Former Ferreiró commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Ferreiró commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vcdbf-fe.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2024

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, 28 June 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, two pairs of bellows Or, flanking a triplet of charcoals Or gloaming Gules and ordered 1:2, in chief two heraldic roses Or ordered per fess, seeded Vert and barbed Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FERREIRÓ".
Meaning:
The bellows are tools of a smith (Port.: ferreiro)
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 January 2005,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Presentation of Ferreiró

Ferreiró was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 690 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Former Outeiro Maior Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Outeiro Maior commune (- 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vcdbf-om.gif)2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 30 June 2009

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 June 2009

Coat of Arms

[[Outeiro Maior commune CoA (- 2013)].gif)](../images/p/pt-vcdbf-om%29.gif)image by Sérgio Horta, 30 June 2009

The arms are Or a mound Vert issuant from base, in chief a rounded cross patty Gules (so-called Portuguese Templar cross) between two corn cobs Or leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "OUTEIRO MAIOR".
Meaning:
The arms are canting, as "outeiro maior" means "larger hill".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 June 2009

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 August 2002,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 June 2009

Presentation of Outeiro Maior

Outeiro Maior was one of the 21 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 369 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Former Parada commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Parada commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vcdbf-pa.gif)2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 3 Sep 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, two wheels Argent in fess, having eight spokes each, in chief a 5-point star Or, in base a triplet of wheat ears Or tied Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PARADA - VILA DO CONDE".
Meaning:
The star is representing Our Lady of Fátima, which is honoured by the local people, each year a pilgrimage for her takes place in the commune. The wheels are somehow canting. The commune's name means stage or stopover and is reminding on the fact that here had been a stopping point of the coach line between Vila do Conde and Vila Nova de Famalicão. The wheat ears are representing agriculture as an important business line.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 September 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

Presentation of Parada

Parada was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 300 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Sep 2016

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