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Estrela Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Estrela, Concelho de Lisboa, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: estrela | lapa | prazeres | santos-o-velho | weathercock | base(wavy) | shawl | sailing boat |
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[Estrela logo flag] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2018
  • Introduction of Estrela
  • Estrela Logo Flag
  • Estrela Logo 2014
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    Introduction of Estrela

    Estrela commune was established in 2012, when the former independent communes of Lapa, Prazeres and Santos-o-Velho merged.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014

    Estrela Logo Flag

    It is a logo flag on light blue background, displaying over an uprising embowed white line the belfry of the local church in white and a white inscription "ESTRELA", all surrounded by a white rectangle with rounded corners
    Source: here
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2018

    Estrela Logo 2014

    [Prazeres commune (Lisboa) (until 2012)] 2:3 image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014

    It is white logo flag displaying at the hoist side over an uprising embowed blue line the belfry of the local church in grey and a blue serifed inscription "ESTRELA", above a smaller unserifed grey inscription "JUNTA DE FREGUESIA"
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2018


    Former Lapa commune (until 2012)

    Lapa Commune probably had no proper symbols. This webpage displays just an empty shield.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Aug 2016


    Presentation of Lapa

    Lapa Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Lisboa Municipality; it had 8000 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0.7 km².
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Aug 2016


    Former Prazeres Commune (until 2012)

    [Prazeres commune (Lisboa) (until 2012)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Nov 2014

    It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014

    Coat of arms

    [Prazeres commune (Lisboa) CoA (until 2012)] image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Nov 2014

    Shield Vert over a base of Argent and Azure, a weathercock Or standing on a globe of the same topped by a cross fleury of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "PRAZERES - LISBOA" in black upper case letters. Meaning: The weathercock stands on top of the tower of the Church of Our Lady of Needs, a landmark in the commune. Its golden colour is symbolizing nobility and power, and it reminds on the fact that the royal family had resided here in the Palace of Needs ( Palácio das Necessidades ), which is today the seat of the ministry for foreign affairs. The base wavy is representing Tejo River. Finally the green colour of the shield is representing faith and hope.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014

    Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 January 1993
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014

    Presentation of Prazeres

    Prazeres was one of the 53 pre-2012 communes of Lisboa Municipality. It had 8096 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.6 km².
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Nov 2014


    Former Santos-o-Velho commune (until 2012)

    I couldn't find any fkag information.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2016

    Coat of arms

    [Santos-o-Velho commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Aug 2016

    Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, sailing on base two vessels respectant Sable rigged Gules, in chief a triangular shawl Sable with fringes of the Same and a bordure Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTOS -O -VELHO".
    Source: this webpage
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2016

    Published in Diário da República: II Série on 16 September 2009
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2016


    Presentation of Santos-o-Velho

    Santos-o-Velho Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Lisboaa Municipality; it had 4020 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 0.5 km².
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2016


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