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Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-01-31 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: na. senhora da tourega | na. senhora de guadalupe(evora) | eagle(roman) | fountain(heraldic) | mountain | cork oak | olive(tree) | fleur-de-lis(white) | dolmen |
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União das Freguesias de Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, Concelho de Évora, Distrito de Évora


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Former Nossa Senhora da Tourega commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

[Nossa Senhora da Tourega CoA commune (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 28 Jan 2016

Shield Or, an eagle Gules of a Roman legion carrying an eagle, flanked in chief by two heraldic fountains, issuant from base a mountain Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "NOSSA SENHORA DA TOUREGA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 June 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2016


Presentation of Nossa Senhora da Tourega

Nossa Senhora da Tourega Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Évora Municipality (q.v.); it had 686 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 196.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2016


Former Nossa Senhora de Guadelupe commune (until 2013)

[Nossa Senhora de Guadelupe (Évora) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a cork oak Or fruited Vert, peeled gules and eradicated Argent at dexter, an olive tree Or fruited Sable eradicated Argent at sinister, in central chief a fleur-de-lis Argent, in base a dolmen Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "NOSSA SENHORA DE GUADELUPE - ÉVORA".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of Our Lady of Guadelupe, the local patron saint and name giver of the commune.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2016


Presentation of Nossa Senhora de Guadelupe

Nossa Senhora de Guadelupe Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Évora Municipality (q.v.); it had 465 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 67.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2016


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