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Fornos do Pinhal Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Fornos do Pinhal, Concelho de Valpaços, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2024-08-03 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Fornos do Pinhal commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 25 May 2024
Coat of Arms of Fornos do Pinhal
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Fornos do Pinhal Commune

Flag

I couldn´t find any flag information. The commune either has no proper symbols approved or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 May 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, a bar wavy Azure, charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, in chief two ovens Gules with mouths Sable in fess, in base three pine trees Proper. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FORNOS DO PINHAL".
Meaning:
The ovens (Port.: fornos) are canting elements. The pine trees are also canting, as "pinhal" means "pinewood". The bar wavy is representing Calvo River.
Sources: this webpage and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2017 and António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 May 2024

Presentation of Fornos do Pinhal

Fornos do Pinhal is one of the 20 communes of Valpaços Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 320 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 11,1 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 May 2024


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