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Querença, Tôr e Benafim United Commune (Portugal)

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União de Freguesias de Querença, Tôr e Benafim, Concelho de Loulé, Distrito de Faro


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Former Querença commune (until 2013)

[Querença commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Dec 1999

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Sérgio Horta, 29 Dec 1999

Coat of arms

"" (village rank)

On a silver field a red Santiago cross flanked by two black hawks facing each other. Three silver towers mural crown, white scroll with the lettering "QUERENÇA".
Sérgio Horta, 29 Dec 1999

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 November 1994
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015


Presentation of Querença

Querença Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Loulé Municipality (q.v.); it had 759 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 33.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015


Former Tôr commune (until 2013)

[Tôr commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 15 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, crowned by a bridge Gules masoned Argent having three archs, above a branch of carob fruited Purpure and a branch of olive fruited Sable crossed per saltire and both leaved Vert, in central chief a lying moon crescent Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "TÔR - LOULÉ".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 December 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015


Presentation of Tôr

Tôr Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Loulé Municipality (q.v.); it had 885 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015


Former Benafim commune (until 2013)

[Benafim commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 15 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or, in base a triple mount issuant Vert topped at dexter by a Moor's head and at sinister by two branches Vert - one of carob and one of almond - forming nearly a circle, in central chief a 6-point star Gules topped by an ancient coronet of the same. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "BENAFIM".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015

Draft of flag and coat of arms made by Luís Moreira. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 November 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015


Presentation of Benafim

Benafim Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Loulé Municipality (q.v.); it had 1069 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 53.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2015


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