Tarouquela Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Tarouquela, Concelho da Cinfães, Distrito do Viseu

Last modified: 2025-01-30 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: tarouquela | heart(inflamed) | lyre |
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Tarouquela Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert with five corn cobs Or leafed Argent in quincunx, on central chief point a heart Or, inflamed Gules and pierced by two arrows Argent in saltire, on central base point a lyre Or, Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "TAROUQUELA".
Meaning:
The pierced heart is a representation of the local Monastery of the Augustine Order, which played a major role in the past of the commune. The corn cobs stand for agriculture, the lyre for leisure and social activities.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 May 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2025

Presentation of Tarouquela

Tarouquela is one of the 13 communes of Cinfães Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1041 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 6,65 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2025

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