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Vilaça e Fradelos United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Vilaça e Fradelos, Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

See also:

Vilaça e Fradelos United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2024

Former Vilaça commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Vilaça commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Nov 2023

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sergio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Nov 2023

Coat of Arms

[Vilaça commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 7 Nov 2017

Shield Gules, two grape bunches Or leafed Argent,and a lyre Or ordered 2:1. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILAÇA".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Nov 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 February 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Nov 2017

Presentation of Vilaça

Vilaça Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 794 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.6 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Nov 2017

Former Fradelos commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Fradelos commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Oct 2023

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellowfield.
Source: Sergio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 Oct 2023

Coat of Arms

[Fradelos commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 20 Nov 2017

Shield Purpure, a church Or masoned Sable with port and windows Sable, accompanied by three cut stems Argent emphasised Sable, two in chief and one in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FRADELOS - BRAGA".
Meaning:
The church is representing the local parish church. The word "fradelos" might be construed as the plural form of a dialectal hypochoristic of "frade" (= "friar"); the church on the arms might therefore be canting.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Nov 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 31 May 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Nov 2017

Presentation of Fradelos

Fradelos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 786 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Nov 2017

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