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Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2015-12-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso, Concelho de Vila Nova de Gaia, Distrito de Viana do Castelo


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Former Mafamude commune (until 2013)

[Mafamude commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, an Arabian palace with donjon occupied by a hornblower, dressed Gules and capped black with horn Or, in dexter chief an inescutcheon Azure charged with five plates in quincunx (quina), in sinister chief a waxing crescent Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MAFAMUDE".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015

The arms have never been described officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015


Presentation of Mafamude

Mafamude Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality (q.v.); it had 38 544 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015


Former Vilar do Paraíso commune (until 2013)

[Vilar do Paraíso commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, surrounded by three scallops Or on an open book Argent bound Or a lamb (Agnus Dei) passant Argent, holding a sinister bendy crozier Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILAR DO PARAÍSO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 February 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015


Presentation of Vilar do Paraíso

Vilar do Paraíso Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality (q.v.); it had 13 878 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015


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