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Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas, Concelho de Coimbra, Distrito de Coimbra

Last modified: 2016-02-24 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: castelo viegas | santa clara(coimbra) | castle(silver) | palm(branch) | base(wavy) | coronet | drops | bordure | cord |
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Introduction of Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas

Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas United Commune was established in January 2013, when the independent former communes of Castelo Viegas and Santa Clara merged.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2014


Former Castelo Viegas Commune Flag (until 2013)


[Castelo Viegas commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2014

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field (village rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2014

Coat of arms

[Castelo Viegas commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 11 Dec 2008

The arms are Purpure, a castle Argent with three embattled towers, masoned Sable and with port and windows Sable, in base wavy of Argent and Azure, in chief a branch of palm Or. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CASTELO VIEGAS".
Source: I spotted this flag on 27 September 2013 in the town hall of Coimbra.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2014

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 10 August 2001, published in Diário da República: III Série.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2014

Presentation of Castelo Viegas

Castelo Viegas was one of the 31 pre-2013 communes of Coimbra Municipality (q.v.); it had 1695 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,11 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2014


Former Santa Clara Commune Flag (until 2013)


[Santa Clara (Coimbra) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 30 Sep 2014

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field (village rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2014

Coat of arms

[Santa Clara commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Jan 2009

The arms are Azure dropped Argent (perhaps better: semy of drops Argent), a coronet Or, bordure Or charged with a cord Purpure. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTA CLARA - COIMBRA".
Meaning:
The cord, which is red on flag, is an attribute of St. Frances of Assisi. Direct allusions to St. Claire of Assisi cannot be found within the arms. However Frances inaugurated Claire according to the rules of the Benedictine Order in around 1212.
Source: I spotted this flag on 27 September 2013 in the town hall of Coimbra.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2014

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 27 July 1996, published in Diário da República: I Série.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2014

Presentation of Santa Clara

Santa Clara was one of the 31 pre-2013 communes of Coimbra Municipality (q.v.); it had 9 929 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 10,16 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2014


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