Açoreira Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Açoreira, Concelho de Torre de Moncorvo, Distrito de Bragança

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Açoreira Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sergio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Oct 2023

Coat of Arms

Shield Or two olive trees Vert set in fess and in chief a goshawk volant Sable emphasized Argent and issuant from base a triplemount Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)( and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "AÇOREIRA"
Meaning:
Although there are alternative etymologies for this toponym, the immediate meaning of the word "açoreira" is "goshawk nest", dully formed from "açor"+"eira"; the arms are therefore partly canting.(The bird here referred is indeed the Eurasian Goshawk, which is native to see here the area, unlike in the case of the Azores [pt-a.html], where the toponym (and the canting arms and flag) resulted from an early misidentification here of the local Common Buzzard.)
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Oct 2023

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 28 Sep 2007, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Oct 2023

Presentation of Açoreira Commune

Açoreira Commune was one of the nine communes of Moncorvo Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 340 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 23,97 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Oct 2023

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