Brunhoso Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Brunhoso, Concelho de Mogadouro, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2016-07-15 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: brunhoso | fess(masoned) | cross(templars) | base(wavy) |
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2016

Shield Sable, a fess Argent masoned Sable, in chief an orbicular cross Gules fimbriated Or, base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "BRUNHOSO".
Meaning:
The orbicular cross is referring to the Templars. The word "brunhoso" may be interpreted to mean "sloe grove", from "brunho" (more often "abrunho", less often "cabrunho"), meaning "sloe", "blackthorn", "damson", plus the Latinate suffix "oso" (eqv. English "-ose", "-ous"); for this meaning the arms are not canting.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2016 and António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 May 2016

Flag and arms approved by the communal parliament on 19 December 2010, published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 9 February 2011
Source: Diário da República
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2016

Presentation of Brunhoso

Brunhoso Commune is one of the 21 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 216 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 20.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2016

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