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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-arcca.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 20 Feb 2026
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Feb 2026
![[Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra united commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-arcca).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 20 Feb 2026
Shield Or a craggy mound Sable issuant from the base and charged with a pale couped wavy Argent charged with a pallet gemel wavy Azure
and surmounted by a goat rampant Gules, flanked in chief by thwo lozenges Azure.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription
in black capitals "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CABREIROS E ALBERGARIA DA SERRA".
Meaning:
The mound and the waterfall are taken from tne arms of Albergaria and the goat rampant from those of Cabreiros;
from the latter, perhaps, its four billets might have become lozenges two.
Sources: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage and
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Feb 2026
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 19 August 2015, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Feb 2026
Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra is one of the four communes of Arouca Municipality created by merger during the 2013 changes; it had 185 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 31,23 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Feb 2026
![[Cabreiros (Arouca)commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-arcca-cb.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Arouca Net
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
Shield Or, a goat salient Gules, surrounded by four billets Azure ordered 2:2. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CABREIROS - AROUCA".
Source: Arouca Net
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 January 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
Cabreiros Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arouca Municipality; it had 126 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
![[Albergaria da Serra commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-arcca-as.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 1 June 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
Shield Or, issuant from base a mount Sable, charged with a pale wavy Argent, charged with two pallets wavy Azure, on top of the mount a goat passant Gules armed Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ALBERGARIA DA SERRA".
Meaning:
The goat is symbolising the local pastures, the most important business line. It is also referring to the old name of the commune: Albergaria das Cabras (= harbourage of the goats). The mount is symbolising the landscape. Pale and pallets are referring to a fountain called Frecha da Mizarela, a touristic attraction full of natural beauty.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 June 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
Albergaria da Serra Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arouca Municipality; it had 105 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2018
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