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klaus-michael schneider
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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
![[Cambra commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vzlcc-cb.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Dec 2010
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 July 2010
![[Cambra commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vzlcc-cb).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 13 July 2010
The arms are Argent, a zither Sable between two billets Vert, each charged with two lozengues Or, in chief a cuirass Gules garnished Or, on base wavy Azure a barrulet wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "CAMBRA - VOUZELA".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 July 2010
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 June 1995,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 July 2010
Cambra was one of the six communes of Vouzela Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1366 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 25,39 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 July 2010
![[Carvalhal de Vermilhas commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vzlcc-cv.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
Shield Vert semy of oak twigs Argent, each one consisting of one leaf and one acorn, a feller´s saw Sable hafted Gules in bend sinister superimposed by a palm frond Or in bend. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CARVALHAL DE VERMILHAS".
Meaning:
The oak twigs are canting, as "carvalhal" means oak grove. Saw and palm frond are attributes of St. Simon the Zealot, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 5 January 2011,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
Carvalhal de Vermilhas was one of the six communes of Vouzela Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 215 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8,10 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Sep 2024
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