Esperança e Brunhais United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-11-16 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: esperanca(povoa de lanhoso) | brunhais | base(wavy) | bridge | blackthorns(3) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

União das Freguesias de Esperança e Brunhais, Concelho de Póvoa de Lanhoso, Distrito de Braga

• Esperança e Brunhais United Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Esperança e Brunhais
• Former Esperança Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Esperança
• Former Brunhais Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Brunhais

• Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality
• Portugal
• Portuguese WIKIPEDIA

Esperança e Brunhais United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent two branches of blackthorn (Latin: Prunus spinoza) Vert fruited Gules in fess, issuant from base wavy of Azure and Argent a throughout bridge Sable masoned Argent with one arch. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE ESPERANÇA E BRUNHAIS".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of the Ave River. The blackthorn twigs (Portuguese: abrunheiros) are representing the former Brunhais Commune and are canting elements also in the arms of that commune. The bridge is a representation of former Esperança Commune and of the local Men Gutierres Bridge.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 May 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2024

Presentation of Esperança e Brunhais

Esperança e Brunhais is one of the seven communes of Lousada Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 608 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 8,21 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Nov 2024

Former Esperança commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a throughout bridge Argent, masoned sable and having one arch. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ESPERANÇA - PÓVOA DE LANHOSO".
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 March 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016

Presentation of Esperança

Esperança was one of the pre-2013 communes of Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality; it had 339 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016

Former Brunhais commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, three twigs of blackthorn Vert, fruited Gules, ordered 2:1. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "BRUNHAIS".
Meaning:
The arms are canting. The name is derived from "abrunheiro", which means "blackthorn".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 3 May 2002,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016

Presentation of Brunhais

Brunhais Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality; it had 313 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016

back to Póvoa de Lanhoso Communes click here