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![[Silvares, Pias, Nogueira e Alvarenga united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-lsdsp.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Shield or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, on fess point an open book Argent bound Gules, on dexter chief point a grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert, on sinister chief point a cogwheel Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE SILVARES, PIAS, NOGUEIRA E ALVARENGA".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of the Sousa River. The book is symbolising culture and education, the grape bunch agriculture, especially the production of "green wine", the cogwheel industries.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 30 December 2016
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Silvares, Pias, Nogueira e Alvarenga is one of the seven communes of Lousada Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 6594 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 10,49 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
![[Silvares (Lousada) commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lsdsp-sv.gif)
2:3, image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Oct 2024
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, 6 Oct 2024
Editor´s note: a larger image by Jörg Majewski can be seen by clicking here
Shield Or, on centre a pair of scales Gules, balanced by a sword flamant Azure, surrounded on orle by a bramble Vert fruited Purpure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SILVARES - LOUSADA".
Meaning:
The bramble (Portuguese: silva) is a canting element. Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 13 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
was one of the 15 communes of Lousada Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 3207 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6,76 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
![[Pias (Lousada) commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lsdsp-ps.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
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, 6 Oct 2024
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, on centre two corn cobs Gules leafed Vert in saltire, on chief a grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PIAS - LOUSADA".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of the Sousa River. Cobs and bunch are symbolising agriculture.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 25 May 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Pias was one of the 15 communes of Lousada Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1288 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2,70 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
![[Nogueira (Lousada) commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lsdsp-no.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
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, 6 Oct 2024
Shield Or a walnut tree eradicated Vert fruited Gules, flanked at Dexter by a cogwheel Gules, at sinister by a jug of the same and on base by a grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "NOGUEIRA - LOUSADA".
Meaning:
The walnut tree (Portuguese nogueira) is a canting element, the other charges are representations of industries, pottery and viticulture.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 November 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Nogueira was one of the 15 communes of Lousada Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1253 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,93 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
![[Alvarenga (Lousada) commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lsdsp-ar.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 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, 6 Oct 2024
Shield Argent parted by a chevron Sable, on dexter chief point a grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert, on sinister chief point a corn cob Or leafed Vert and on central base point a fleur-de-lis Azure.Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ALVARENGA - LOUSADA".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, being the local patron saint as Our Lady of the Divine Birth.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 Oct 1997,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
Alvarenga was one of the 15 communes of Lousada Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 463 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,91 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2024
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