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Gondomil e Sanfins United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Gondomil e Sanfins, Concelho de Valença, Distrito de Viana do Cast

Last modified: 2015-04-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: gondomil | sanfins(valenca) | bridge | grapevine | baton | lion(golden) | crozier | potatoe(shrub) |
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Former Gondomil commune (until 2013)

[Gondomil commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a bridge Sable issuant masoned Argent, in chief a baton Sable leaved Vert flanked by two grapevines Purpure leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "GONDOMIL".
Meaning:
The baton might be an attribute of St. Christopher, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015


Presentation of Gondomil

Gondomil Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of ValençaMunicipality (q.v.); it had 301 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015


Former Sanfins commune (until 2013)

[Sanfins commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain golden yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Gules, a lion rampant Or, holding a crozier Argent, in base a shrub of potatoes Sable, leaved Argent and fruited Or with its branches set in orle. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SANFINS - VALENÇA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 August 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015


Presentation of Sanfins

Sanfins Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Valença Municipality (q.v.); it had 163 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2015


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