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Trouxemil e Torre de Vilela United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Trouxemil e Torre de Vilela, Concelho de Coimbra, Distrito de Coimbra

Last modified: 2014-11-22 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: trouxemil | torre de vilela | fess(wavy) | scallop | plough | bridge | hill | belfry | grape(bunch) | cogwheel | base(wavy) |
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Introduction of Trouxemil e Torre de Vilela

Trouxemil e Torre de Vilela United Commune was established in January 2013, when the independent former communes of Trouxemil and Torre de Vilela merged.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2014


Former Trouxemil Commune Flag


[Trouxemil commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2014

It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow background (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 June 2009

Coat of arms

[Trouxemil commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Jun 2009

The arms are Vert on a fess wavy Argent two barrulets wavy argent and in chief a scallop Or and in base a plough Or armed Argent. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "TROUXEMIL".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 June 2009

Flag and coat of arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 15 March 2003.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 June 2009

Presentation of Trouxemil

Trouxemil Commune was one of the 31 pre-2013 communes of Coimbra Municipality (q.v.); it had 2999 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 7,81 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 June 2009


Former Torre de Vilela Commune Flag


[Torre de Vilela commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2014

It is an untypical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow (usually meaning town rank) .
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2014

Coat of arms

The arms are Vert upon base wavy of Azure and Argent, above base a bridge Argent masoned Sable with three arcs Sable, above bridge a hill Sable crowned by a belfry Argent masoned Sable, flanked by a bunch of grapes Or fruited Purpure in dexter chief and a cogwheel Or in sinister chief. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "TORRE DE VILELA".
Source: I spotted this flag on 27 September 2013 in the town hall of Coimbra.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2014

Presentation of Torre de Vilela

Torre de Vilela was one of the 31 pre-2013 communes of Coimbra Municipality (q.v.); it had 1242 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,33 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2014


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