Last modified: 2024-05-11 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: madalena de jolda | rio cabrao | bar(wavy) | tower | chalice | grapevine | bend sinister(wavy) | fish(3) | goat | gridiron |
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![[Jolda (Madalena) e Rio Cabrão united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-avvjr.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2025
Source:
Shield Purpure with base wavy of Argent and Azure charged with two fish haurient bendy Or, an embattled tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Purpure, in dexter chief a chalice Or capped of the same, in sinister chief a gridiron Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE JOLDA MADALENA E RIO CABRÃO".
Meaning:
The chalice is an attribute of St. Mary Magdalen, the local patron saint of Jolda, the gridiron is an attribute of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint of Rio Cabrão. The tower is also representing Jolda, the base is also representing Rio Cabrão.
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 8 February 2019
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2024
olda (Madalena) e Rio Cabrão Commune is one of the communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality established by a merger in 2013; it had 421 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 4,23 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2024
![[Madalena de Jolda commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvjr-mj.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2015
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, 31 Dec 2015
Shield Purpure, an embattled tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Purpure, in dexter chief a chalice Or capped of the same, in sinister chief a grapevine Or leaved Argent, in base a bar wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "JOLDA - MADALENA".
Meaning:
The chalice is an attribute of St. Mary Magdalen, the local patron saint.
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 March 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2018
Madalena de Jolda Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality; it had 350 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2015
![[Rio Cabrão commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvjr-rc.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2018
Shield parted per fess wavy; in chief Vert a palm frond Argent in bend sinister; in base divided into five barrulets wavy, alternating of Argent and Azure, superimposed by two trouts Or eyed Gules in bend. Mural crown with three visible towers and white scroll with inscription in black initials "RIO CABRÂO".
Meaning:
In comparison with the old coat of arms (see below) the river remained, the canting goat (Port.: cabra) disappeared, and the gridiron of St. Lawrence was replaced by the common symbol of martyrs, the palm frond.
Source: communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2018
![[Rio Cabrão commune old flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvjr-rc1.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2018
Shield Gules, a bend sinister Azure fimbriated Argent and charged with three fish najant Argent, in dexter chief a gridiron Or, in sinister base a he-goat forcene Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "RIO CABRÃO".
Meaning:
Bend sinister and goat are canting elements, because the name of the commune means "goat river". The gridiron is an attribute of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint.
Sources: Freguesias de Portugal displays the arms, but this webpage displays completely different arms on a white sheet. I followed the version of Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes as given in 1st source (his webpage).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2015
New symbols published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 January 2013, old symbols published in Diário da República: II Série on 11 July 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 July 2018 / 4 May 2014
Rio Cabrão Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality; it had 135 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Dec 2015
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