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 klaus-michael schneider
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![[Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande united commune flag ]](../images/p/pt-smflg.gif) 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2024
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2024
    
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2024 
Shield Azure, a castle Argent masoned Sable with port and windows of the same and three embattled towers, charged with a Greek cross Argent on a cross patty Gules, on base two corn cobs Or and two rye ears Or tied Argent in fan. 
Meaning:
The cross is that one of the Order of Christ.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2024 
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 22 June 2021 
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2024 
 is one of the seven communes of Sabugal Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 9647 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 23,58 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2024
I couldn´t find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016  
![[Lobão commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-smflg-lb).gif) image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
Shield Azure, standing on a basement Vert a Franciscan friar Proper nimbed Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILA DE LOBÃO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016  
Lobão Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 5483 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
I couldn´t find any flag information. 
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016  
![[Gião commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-smflg-go).gif) image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
Shield Or, a saint, probably St. Andrew, robed Gules, cloaked Azure and nimbed Or, holding a saltire Maron, flanked by two corn cobs Vert, in base a plough Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE GIÃO". 
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016  
Gião Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 1815 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016 
I couldn´t find any flag information. 
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016  
![[Louredo (Santa Maria da Feira) commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-smflg-ld).gif) image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
Shield Azure, a castle Or, masoned Sable, with port and windows Gules, having two embattled towers, crowned by a sinister-facing lion rampant Or, each tower crowned by a raven Sable, in chief a flail of Sable and Gules and a rake Sable in saltire, in base two branches Vert set in orle. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "LOUREDO - SANTA MARIA DA FEIRA".
Meaning:
The ravens might be attributes of St. Vincent. (like in arms of e.g.  Lisboa)
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016  
Louredo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 1325 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016 
![[Guisande commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-smflg-gu.gif) 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016
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, 15 Apr 2016  
Shield Vert, a paly crozier Argent, flanked by two lions passant, respectant Or, in orle 14 corn cobs Or leaved Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "GUISANDE - SANTA MARIA DA FEIRA". 
Meaning:
The green colour is symbolizing the rural character of the commune and its environmental purity. The 14 corn cobs a re representing the 14 settlement cores of the commune. Crozier and lions are attributes of St. Mamede, the local patron saint. 
Source: communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016  
The draft was made by Américo Almeida on demand of the local council, published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 December 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016 
Guisande Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 1237 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Apr 2016 
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