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Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Concelho do Porto, Distrito do Porto

Former Lordelo do Ouro commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Lordelo do Ouro

Former Massarelos commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Massarelos

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Former Lordelo do Ouro commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a throughout metal bridge Sable having one arch, an adze and an axe in saltire, both Gules between a watermill's wheel Gules above and a cogwheel Sable beneath. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "LORDELO DO OURO".
Meaning:
The bridge is representing Ponte da Arrábida, crossing the Douro, represented by the base wavy.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jan 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 February 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jan 2016

Presentation of Lordelo do Ouro

Lordelo do Ouro Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Porto Municipality (q.v.); it had 22 270 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jan 2016

Former Massarelos commune (until 2013)

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Jan 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure, Argent and Vert, crowned by an ancient ship Sable having four masts, in chief a cogwheel Azure flanked by two flames Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MASSARELOS".
Meaning:
The base wavy is referring to the estuary of Douro River, here probably sailing ships landed in the past.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jan 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 July 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jan 2016

Presentation of Massarelos

Massarelos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Porto Municipality (q.v.); it had 6789 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jan 2016

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