Cerdeira e Moura da Serra United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Cerdeira e Moura da Serra, Concelho de Arganil, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

• Cerdeira e Moura da Serra United Commune
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• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Cerdeira e Moura da Serra
• Former Cerdeira Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Cerdeira
• Former Moura da Serra Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Moura da Serra

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Cerdeira e Moura da Serra United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or issuant from base a doublemount Vert, on dexter peak a cherry tree Vert fruited Gules, on sinister peak a chestnut tree Vert fruited Or and capsuled Purpure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CERDEIRA E MOURA DA SERRA".
Meaning:
Chestnut tree and doublemount are taken from the arms of former Cerdeira Commune, the cherry tree from those of former Moura da Serra Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 28 November 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

Presentation of Cerdeira e Moura da Serra

Cerdeira e Moura da Serra was one of communes of Arganil Municipality, created by the 2013-mergers; it had 372 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 18,42 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2024

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and yellow.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, issuant from base a triplemount Vert, the central peek crowned by a cherry tree Vert fruited Gules, flanked by two grapevines Purpure leaved Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CERDEIRA - ARGANIL".
Sources: Ralf Hartemink's webpage and Arganil municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 October 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2016

Presentation of Cerdeira

Cerdeira was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arganil Municipality; it had 324 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2016

Former Moura da Serra commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, an eradicated chestnut tree Vert fruited Or, issuant from base a doublemount Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, with inscription in black capitals "MOURA DA SERRA".
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 May 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2016

Presentation of Moura da Serra

Moura da Serra was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arganil Municipality; it had 115 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 12,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2016

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