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Penso e Freixinho United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-08-24 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: penso(sernancelhe) | freixinho | jar | arrows(5) | wheat(sheaf) | bridge | ash | base(wavy) |
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União das Freguesias de Penso e Freixinho, Concelho de Sernancelhe, Distrito de Viseu


See also:

Penso e Freixinho United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2024


Former Penso commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Penso (Sernancelhe) commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 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, 19 Aug 2024

Coat of Arms

[Penso (Sernancelhe) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Mar 2018

Shield Vert two wheat sheaves Or tied Gules in fess, slightly above a jug Argent, on chief three arrows Argent in fan tied Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PENSO - SERNANCELHE".
Meaning:
The arrows are attributes of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint. Sheaves and jug are alluding to agriculture and pottery.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 30 January 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018

Presentation of Penso

Penso was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sernancelhe Municipality; it had 230 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018


Former Freixinho commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Freixinho commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 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, 19 Aug 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules an eradicated ash Or, on base a throughout bridge Argent masoned Sable with one arch issuant from base wavy of Azure and Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FREIXINHO - SERNANCELHE".
Meaning:
The ash (Port.: freixo) is a canting element. The base wavy is a representation of the Távora River.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 30 November 2010
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 201

Presentation of Freixinho

Freixinho was one of the pre-2013 communes of Sernancelhe Municipality; it had 140 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2018


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