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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-agdbc.gif)
2:3, image by Valentin Poposki and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2022
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2024
![[Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão united commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-agdbc).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 Feb 2022
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an eucalyptus eradicated Vert between an orange branch Vert fruited Gules and a chestnut branch Vert fruited Argent. Mural crown with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE BELAZAIMA DO CHÃO, CASTANHEIRA DO VOUGA E AGADÃO".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 May 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2024
Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão is one of the seven communes of Sabugal Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1415 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 88,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2024
![[Belazaima do Chão commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-agdbc-bz.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Mar 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016
![[Belazaima do Chão commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-agdbc-bz).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 Feb 2022
Shield Gules, an eradicated tree Or, in chief a pair of keys in saltire, one of them Or the other Argent, flanked by two oranges Proper (Tawny leaved Vert). Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "" "BELAZAIMA DO CHÃO".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016
Belazaima do Chão Commune was one of the 16 pre-2013 communes of Águeda Municipality; it had 599 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016
![[Castanheira do Vouga commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-agdbc-cv.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Mar 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016
![[Castanheira do Vouga commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-agdbc-cv).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 Feb 2022
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an eradicated chestnut tree Vert, fruited Gules shelled Argent, in chief two she-roes respectant Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CASTANHEIRA DO VOUGA".
Meaning:
The chestnut tree (Port.: castanheira) is a canting element.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 4 February 2000,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016
Castanheira do Vouga Commune was one of the 16 pre-2013 communes of Águeda Municipality; it had 639 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 29.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016
![[Agadão commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-agdbc-ag.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Apr 2010
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010
![[Agadão commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-agdbc-ag).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 Feb 2022
Shield Vert a fountain, in chief a perfume bottle Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "AGADÃO".
Meaning:
The heraldic fountain in the arms, thus canting, stands for the local namesake Agadão River. The bottle is an attribute of St. Mary Magdalen, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 July 1999
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010
Agadão Commune is one of the 16 pre-2013 communes of Águeda Municipality; it had 373 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 39.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Apr 2016
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