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Penhalonga e Paços de Gaiolo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Penhalonga e Paços de Gaiolo, Concelho de Marco de Canavezes, Distrito do Porto

Last modified: 2016-07-23 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: penhalonga | pacos de gaiolo | triplemount | spiral | tower | corn(cob) | tiara | barrulet(wavy) |
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Former Penhalonga commune (until 2013)

[Penhalonga commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 July 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2016

Coat of arms

Coat of Arms: Shield Argent with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a triplemount Sable, charged with a spiral Argent and crowned by an embattled tower Gules masoned Argent with port and windows Argent, Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PENHA LONGA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2016


Presentation of Penhalonga

Penhalonga, also Penha Longa, Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Marco de Canavezes Municipality; it had 1929 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2016


Former Paços de Gaiolo commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2016

Coat of arms

[Paços de Gaiolo commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 8 July 2016

Shield Or, three corn cobs Argent leaved Vert and ordered per fess, in chief a tiara Gules garnished Or, in base wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure, issuant from base a mount Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PAÇOS DE GAIOLO".
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2016

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 1 March 2010
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2016


Presentation of Paços de Gaiolo

Paços de Gaiolo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Marco de Canavezes Municipality; it had 995 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2016


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