Mós Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Mós, Concelho de Torre de Moncorvo, Distrito de Bragança

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• Presentation of Mós

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Mós Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and blue.
Source: Sergio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2023

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a castle Argent masoned and open and slit all Gules between three millstones Or on a base wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MÓS - TORRE DE MONCORVO".
Meaning:
The Portuguese word "mós" means "millwheels" and therefore these arms are partly canting.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2023

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 Nov 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2023

Presentation of Mós

Mós was one of the nine communes of Moncorvo Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 189 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 58,69 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Oct 2023

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