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Figueiredo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Figueiredo, Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2018-01-22 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Figueiredo (Braga) commune #1]
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2017
[Figueiredo (Braga) commune #2]
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2017
   


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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2017

Coat of arms

[Figueiredo (Braga) commune CoA#1]
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2017
[Figueiredo (Braga) commune CoA#2]
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2017
   

Shield Argent, a fess Sable masoned Argent (see left images) or Or (see right images acc. to official website), in chief an orb Azure garnished Or with its cross Or, in base three fig leaves Vert veined Or ordered 2:1. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FIGUEIREDO - BRAGA".
Meaning:
The word "figueiredo" in Portuguese, besides being a very common surname, means "figtree grove" - the leaves are therefore canting elements.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2017


Presentation of Figueiredo

Figueiredo Commune is one of the 37 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 1198 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 2.0 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2017


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