Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras United Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras United Commune

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

Former Castanheira do Ribatejo Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Castanheira do Ribatejo commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vfxcc-cr.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Former unofficial Flag (reported 2001)

[[Vialonga commune flag (reported 2001)]](../images/p/pt-vfxcc-cr1.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024

The flag was pigeon blue with centred arms.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, four bends Argent, overall a count´s coronet Proper. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CASTANHEIRA DO RIBATEJO".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Former Coat of Arms

Shield Azure four bends Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and dark blue scroll with inscription in white initials "CASTANHEIRA DO RIBATEJO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 August 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Presentation of Castanheira do Ribatejo

Castanheira do Ribatejo was one of the nine communes of Vila Franca de Xira Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 8266 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 15,9& km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024

Former Cachoeiras Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[[Cachoeiras commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vfxcc-ch.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Former unofficial Flag (reported 2001)

[[Cachoeiras commune flag (reported 2001)]](../images/p/pt-vfxcc-ch1.gif)2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024

The flag was quartered of green and yellow with centred arms.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, a pale wavy Azure charged with a pallet wavy Argent between a grapevine Or leaved Vert at dexter and a branch of cherry Vert fruited Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CACHOEIRAS".
Meaning:
The pale wavy is a canting element ("cachoeiras" means "cataract"). Vine and cherries are symbolizing agriculture as economical base of the commune.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Former Coat of Arms

Shield Gules a tree Vert fruited Gules, flanked at dexter by two grape bunches Or in pale and at sinister by two twigs Or in pale. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CACHOEIRAS".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024

Information kindly given to _Sérgio Horta_a by Eduardo Jorge Lourenço Brito. Draft of flag and arms made by Eduardo Lourenço Brito.Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 March 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

Presentation of Cachoeiras

Cachoeiras was one of the nine communes of Vila Franca de Xira Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 766 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Apr 2015

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