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Caldas de São Jorge e Pigeiros United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2016-05-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Caldas de São Jorge e Pigeiros, Concelho de Santa Maria da Feira, Distrito de Aveiro


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Former Caldas de São Jorge commune (until 2013)

[Caldas de São Jorge commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Apr 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and blue.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Or, St. George in clad armour Argent (realized as grey) and cloaked Gules, riding a horse forcene Argent (realized as white) bridled Gules and killing a dragon Vert, chief Azure charged with a fountain Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CALDAS DE S. JORGE".
Meaning:
St. George is the local patron saint.
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 October 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2016


Presentation of Caldas de São Jorge

Caldas de São Jorge Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 2716 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2016


Former Pigeiros commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2016

Coat of arms

[Pigeiros commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Apr 2016

Shield Azure, two flails Argent in saltire, in central chief a crown Or, in base three corn cobs Or ordered 1: 2. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTA MARIA DE PIGEIROS".
Meaning:
The crown looks like a royal crown, but the official blazon says, it is a "Marian crown". And thus it would be an attribute of St. Mary, the local patron saint and name giver of the commune.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 December 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2016


Presentation of Pigeiros

Pigeiros Commune, also called Santa Maria de Pigeiros, was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 1181 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2016


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