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Serzedo e Calvos United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-06-29 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: serzedo(guimaraes) | calvos(guimaraes) | base(wavy) | bridge | pine(cone) | gridiron | cogwheel | corn(cob) |
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União das Freguesias de Serzedo e Calvos, Concelho de Guimarães, Distrito de Viana do Castelo


See also:

Former Serzedo commune (until 2013)

[Serzedo (Guimarães) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 25 June 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, a bridge Argent masoned Sable, in chief two pine cones Vert set in fess, in base three barrulets wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SERZEDO - GUIMARÃES". Ralf Hartemink's webpage and this webpage are both describing the bridge in different colours, I followed the photo given in Guimarães municipal webpage.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 April 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016


Presentation of Serzedo

Serzedo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 1202 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016


Former Calvos commune (until 2013)

[Calvos (Guimarães) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 25 June 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Cinnabar, two corn cobs Or leaved Argent set in fess, in chief a gridiron Argent, in base a cogwheel Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CALVOS - GUIMARÃES".
Meaning:
The gridiron is an attribute of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 June 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016


Presentation of Calvos

Calvos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 1082 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016


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