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Teixeira e Teixeiró United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-02-04 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: teixeira(baiao) | teixeiro | keys(crossed) | pillory | cross(potent;voided) | mount | barrel | olive(branch) |
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União das Freguesias de Teixeira e Teixeiró, Concelho de Baião, Distrito do Porto


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Former Teixeira commune (until 2013)

[Teixeira (Baião) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, a pillory Argent, flanked by a cross potent voided at dexter and a corn cob Or at sinister, in chief a pair of crossed keys, the bendy one Or and the sinister bendy one Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "TEIXEIRA - BAIÃO".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 October 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017


Presentation of Teixeira

Teixeira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Baião Municipality; it had 595 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 21.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017


Former Teixeiró commune (until 2013)

[Teixeiró commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 27 Jan 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a mount Sable, in chief an olive branch Vert fruited sable, flanked by two barrels Purpure fixed Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "TEIXEIRÓ - BAIÃO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 May 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017


Presentation of Teixeiró

Teixeiró Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Baião Municipality; it had 351 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jan 2017


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