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Destriz e Reigoso United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2018-06-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Destriz e Reigoso, Concelho de Oliveira de Frades, Distrito de Viseu


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Former Destriz Commune (until 2013)

[Destriz commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 July 2010

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 July 2010

Coat of arms

[Destriz commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 10 July 2010

Shield Argent, in base a doublemount Sable semy of horse shoes Argent above a base wavy of Argent and Azure, in chief three vine leaves Vert set in fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "DESTRIZ" in black upper case letters.
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There is a local geomonument named Horseshoe Painted Stone (Pedra das Ferraduras Pintadas), which is depicted on the arms. Look here!
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 July 2010

Flag and arms published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 November 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 July 2010


Presentation of Destriz

Destriz Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira de Frades Municipality; it had 347 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider,28 June 2018


Former Reigoso commune (until 2013)

[Reigoso commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2018

Coat of arms

Coat of Arms: Shield Vert, a bend sinister Argent, masoned Sable and charged with three scallops Gules, in dexter chief a plough Or with share Argent, in sinister base a lyre Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "REIGOSO - OLIVEIRA DE FRADES".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 January 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2018


Presentation of Reigoso

Reigoso Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira de Frades Municipality; it had 341 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2018


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