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Salvador e Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-09-25 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: salvador(ribeira de pena) | santo aleixo de alem-tamega | orb | bar(wavy) | orange | plank bridge | bee | pale(wavy) |
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União das Freguesias de Salvador e Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega, Concelho de Ribeira de Pena, Distrito de Vila Real


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Former Salvador commune (until 2013)

[Salvador (Ribeira de Pena) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 25 Sep 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: image painted by Sérgio Horta, based only on legal text
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Or; a bar wavy Azure, charged with a barrulet wavy Argent; in chief an orb Azure, flanked by two corn cobs Gules leafed Vert; in base an orange Gules leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals: "RIBEIRA DE PENA - SALVADOR".
Meaning:
The orb is an attribute of Jesus Christ, as the Divine Saviour being the local patron saint and name giver of the town.
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 June 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017


Presentation of Salvador

Salvador Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ribeira de Pena Municipality; it had 2417 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 38.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017


Former Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega commune (until 2013)

[Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017

Coat of arms

Shield Argent, two pales Azure, each one charged with a pallet Argent; over all a throughout plank bridge Gules, in chief a bee proper (blazon says: Sable garnished Or). Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals: "SANTO ALEIXO DE ALÉM-TÂMEGA".
Source: communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017


Presentation of Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega

Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Ribeira de Pena Municipality; it had 368 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2017


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