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Keywords: oliveira(mesao frio) | olive(branch) | fleur-d-lis(blue) | barrel |
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![[Oliveira (Mesão Frio) commune]](../images/p/pt-msfov.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2017
![[Oliveira (Mesão Frio) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-msfov).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 29 June 2026
Shield Or, two connected olive branches Vert fruited Sable, in chief a fleur-de-lis Azure flanked by two barrels Gules hooped Sable.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "OLIVEIRA - MESÃO FRIO".
Meaning:
The branches are symbolising oliviculture. The fleur-d-lis is an attribute of St. Mary of Oliveira, the local patron saint. The barrels are alluding to local caves and to local cooperage.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 February 2005, see here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2017
Oliveira Commune is one of the five communes of Mesão Frio Municipality; it had 349 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 3,4 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 June 2026
back to Mesão Frio Communes click here
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