Salzedas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Salzedas, Concelho de Tarouca, Distrito da Viseu

Last modified: 2024-06-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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Salzedas Commune

Flag

It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Aug 2010

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, parted by a bend chequered of three orders of Argent and Gules between two bunches of grapes Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SALZEDAS".
Meaning:
The chequered bend, also called a Cistercian bend, is alluding to thre local Cistercian Abbey. The grape bunches are symbolising viticulture.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Aug 2010 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 5 August 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Aug 2010

Presentation of Salzedas

Salzedas was one of the four communes of Tarouca Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 651 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 8,92 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2024

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