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klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: sao jorge(arcos de valdevez) | ermelo(arcos de valdevez) | base(wavy) | dragon | corn(cob) | grapevine |
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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
![[São Jorge (Arcos de Valdevez) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvse-sg.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Jan 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a dragon rampant Gules, accompanied by a corn cob Argent leaved Vert in dexter chief and a grapevine Purpure leaved Vert in sinister chief. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "S. JORGE - ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ".
Meaning:
The dragon is an attribute of St. George, local patron saint and name giver of the commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016
Published in Diário da República:I II Série on 1 April 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016
São Jorge was one of the 28 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 714 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016
![[Ermelo commune flag proposal (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-avvse-ee.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain black field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, on fess point a heraldic rose Gules seeded Or and barbed Vert, surrounded by an impending full arch Sable masoned Argent, on either chief corner an orange proper leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ERMELO - ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ".
Meaning:
The rose is an attribute of St. Mary, the local patron saint.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
Draft made by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 28 February 2012, but never approved nor published in Diário da República
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2025
Ermelo was one of the 28 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 92 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2016
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