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klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: amoreira(obidos) | blackberry(branch) | gunstone | rose(yellow) | valley |
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![[Amoreira commune flag]](../images/p/pt-obdam.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 3 Feb 2026
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Mar 2016
![[ commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-obdam).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 3 Feb 2026
Shield Argent, two intertwined branches of blackberry Vert fruited Purpure flanked by two heraldic fountains,
in chief a gunstone (= a black roundlet) charged with a heraldic rose Or seeded Gules and barbed Vert, in base a valley Vert.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "AMOREIRA - ÓBIDOS".
Meaning:
The branches of blackberry (Port.: amoreira) are canting elements.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Mar 2016
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 May 2009
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Feb 2026
Amoreira Commune is one of the seven communes of Óbidos Municipality; it had 1083 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 19,39 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Feb 2026
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