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Barreiro e Lavradio United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Barreiro e Lavradio, Concelho de Barrreiro, Distrito de Setúbal

Former Barreiro commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Barreiro

Former Lavradio commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Lavradio

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Former Barreiro commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent crowned by a sea mill Sable with port and windows Or, in central chief a sowrd cross Gules (fleury, in base fitchy). Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "FREGUESIA DO BARREIRO".
Meaning:
The arms display the cross of the Order of Santiago, as the town was founded by King D. João II, who had also been also head of the Order. The base shows a flour mill in the river Tejo, for several of such water mills existed here and played a role in the local economy of the Middle Ages.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 August 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

Presentation of Barreiro

Barreiro Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barreiro Municipality (q.v.); it had 7449 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

Former Lavradio commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 28 Apr 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and purple.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, in base a plough Sable, in chief a sword cross Gules (fleury and in base fitchy) flanked by two grapevines Purpure leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "FREGUESIA DO LAVRADIO".
Meaning:
The arms are displaying the cross of the Order of Santiago and are referring to King D. Pedro II and his vasall D. Luís de Mendonça Furtado, as the order played a major role in the local history. The grapevines and the plough are symbolizing the rural character of the commune till the middle of the 20th century. The plough furthermore is a canting element, because the commune's name is derived from "lavrar" (= ploughing). The base wavy is representing the river Tejo.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 October 1991
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

Presentation of Lavradio

Lavradio Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barreiro Municipality (q.v.); it had 14 428 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Apr 2015

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