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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior commune flag]](../images/p/pt-albav.gif)
2:3, image by Valentin Poposki and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
![[Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-albav).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent parted by a throughout Latin cross Azure charged in its intersection point of bars with a rose Argent seeded Gules and barbed Vert chaussé Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA E VALMAIOR".
Meaning:
The arms are basically those of former the Valmaior Commune with omitted corn cobs and the mitllwheel was replaced by the arms of the former Albergaria-a-Velha Commune. The flag colours are representing both former entities as follows: blue for Albergaria-a-Velha and yellow for Valmaior.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 22 January 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
Albergaria-a-Velha e Valmaior is one of the two communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 11058 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 47,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2024
![[Albergaria-a-Velha commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albav-ab.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Jan 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
![[ commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albav-ab).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022
Shield Or parted by a throughout Latin cross Azure charged in its intersection point of bars with a rose Argent seeded Gules and barbed Vert chaussé Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "FREGUESIA DE ALBERGARIA-A-VELHA".
Meaning:
The cross is representing the Holy Cross, which is the local patron.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 June 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
was one of the 14 communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 8528 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 29.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
![[Valmaior commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albav-vm.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
![[Valmaior commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-albv-vm).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 Feb 2022
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent chaussé Vert charged with two corn cobs Or leaved of the same, in chief a watermill´s wheel Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VALMAIOR".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
Survey emitted by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 29 July 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
Valmaior was one of the 14 communes of Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 2040 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 17.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2016
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