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Salvada e Quintos United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2015-09-05 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: salvada(beja) | quintos(beja) | wheat(ear) | fleur-de-lis(white) | olive(branch) | sword | scimitar | pall(wavy) | wheel(bladed) |
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União das Freguesias de Salvada e Quintos, Concelho de Beja, Distrito de Beja


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Former Salvada commune (until 2013)

[Salvada (Beja) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Sep 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, a sheaf of three wheat ears Or at dexter and a branch of olive Or fruited Sable at sinister between a fleur-de-lis Argent in chief and a sword over a scimitar, both Argent hilted Or and crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SALVADA - BEJA".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of Our Lady of Conception, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 June 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015


Presentation of Salvada

Salvada Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Beja Municipality (q.v.); it had 1097 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 59.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015


Former Quintos commune (until 2013)

[Quintos (Beja) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Sep 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, parted per pall wavy Azure fimbriated Argent, in chief a bladed wheel Or, in both flanks a pair of wheat ears Or tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "QUINTOS - BEJA".
Meaning:
The wheel, an instrument of torture, is an attribute of St. Catherine, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 November 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015


Presentation of Quintos

Quintos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Beja Municipality (q.v.); it had 255 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 140.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Sep 2015


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