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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Almendra commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vlfam.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025
Shield Argent with base Sable masoned Argent, enhanced a heraldic fountain, flanked by two almond branches in saltire. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ALMENDRA".
Meaning:
The branches of almond (Portuguese: almendra) are canting elements and also representing the local Viscounts of Almendra. The heraldic fountain is a representation of the local Fonte Grande (= great fountain).
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on ,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025
Almendra is one of the 12 communes of Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 309 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 54,51 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Jan 2025
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