Ermelo e Pardelhas United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-11-16 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Ermelo e Pardelhas, Concelho de Mondim de Basto, Distrito de Vila Real

• Ermelo e Pardelhas United Commune
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• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Ermelo e Pardelhas
• Former Ermelo Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Ermelo
• Former Pardelhas Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Pardelhas

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Ermelo e Pardelhas United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base wavy a double mount Or, on chief a Paschal Lamb couchant at dexter and an eagle Or at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ERMELO E PARDELHAS".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of th Olo River crossing the commune. The eagle is taken from the arms of former Ermelo Commune, lamb and doublemount from those of former Pardelhas Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 27 February 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2024

Presentation of Ermelo e Pardelhas

Ermelo e Pardelhas is one of the two communes of Mondim de Basto Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 378 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 46,94 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2024

Former Ermelo commune (until 2013)

Flag

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, 1 Nov 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a doublemount Vert; an eagle Sable, armed, eyed and lined Gules, in chief a royal coronet Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ERMELO-MONDIM DE BASTO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Mar 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 15 November 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Mar 2017

Presentation of Ermelo

Ermelo Commune was one of the four communes of Mondim de Basto Municipality, affected by the 2013-mergers; it had 483 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 40,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Mar 2017

Former Pardelhas commune (until 2013)

Flag

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, 1 Nov 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a mount Gules, in chief a Paschal Lamb couchant Argent nimbed Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PARDELHAS - MONDIM DE BASTO".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Mar 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 17 December 2010
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Mar 2017

Presentation of Pardelhas

Pardelhas was one of the four communes of Mondim de Basto Municipality, affected by the 2013-mergers; it had 77 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 18,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Mar 2017

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