![[Oliveira de Azeméis commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-oazoa-oz).gif)
Last modified: 2018-06-10 by klaus-michael schneider
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I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, an eradicated olive tree Or fruited Sable, flanked by two support saddles Argent decorated Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE OLIVEIRA DE AZEMÉIS".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 April 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Oliveira de Azeméis Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality; it had 12 204 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
![[Santiago de Riba-Ul commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-oazoa-su).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent; issuant from base a throughout Medieval bridge Sable, masoned Argent and having two arches; in chief a pilgrim's staff Sable in bend with a canteen Gules tied Azure at dexter; in dexter chief a pilgrim's hat Sable, charged with a scallop Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "S. TIAGO DE RIBA-UL".
Meaning:
Staff and hat are referring to St. James the Elder, name giver of the commune.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 13 January 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Santiago de Riba-Ul Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality; it had 3944 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
![[Ul commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-oazoa-ul.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 June 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, two bread paddles Or in saltire, surrounded by a 5-point star Or in chief, a wheat ear Or at dexter, a rice ear Argent at sinister and a millstone Argent above the base wavy. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) with inscription in black capitals "UL".
Meaning:
The millwheel is referring to the many former watermills alongside the rivers Antuã and Ul, being the origin of modern industrialisation. The ears are representing agriculture, especially the cultivation of cereals. The paddles are referring to the local high-quality bakeries. The base wavy is representing Ul River. The star is an attribute of St. Mary of Ul, as Our Lady of Assumption being the local patron saint.
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 October 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Ul Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality; it had 2414 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
![[Macinhata da Seixa commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-oazoa-mh.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 June 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Shield Argent, issuant from base a mount Sable, in chief a saltire Azure, between two cherries Gules leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MACINHATA DA SEIXA".
Meaning:
The saltire is an attribute of St. Andrew, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 October 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
Macinhata da Seixa Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality; it had 1390 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
![[Madail commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-oazoa-ma.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Sep 2008
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Sep 2008
![[Madail commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-oazoa-ma).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Sep 2008
The arms are Vert a rake Or between two corn cobs Or leaved Argent over base barry wavy Argent and Azure of four orders. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "MADAIL".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Sep 2008
Flag and arms published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 July 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Sep 2008
Madail Commune (often misspelled "Madaíl") was one of the communes of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality; it had 809 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 June 2018
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