Last modified: 2024-06-08 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: cidade da maia | maia(freguesia) | vermoim | guefaes | bar(wavy) | cross(maltese) | warrior(head) | lidador | crown(marian) | ash | crozier | palm(leaf) | wheat(ear) | corn(cob) |
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![[Maia commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-maicm-ma.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Aug 2008
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
![[Maia commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-maicm-ma).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Aug 2008
The arms are Gules a head affronty Proper bearded Or helmeted Argent and fixed Azure,in chief Marian crown Or at dexter and Maltese cross Argent at sinister, in base a fess wavy Argent charged with a bar wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "FREGUESIA DA MAIA".
While the blazon prescribes golden beard and silvery helmet, this image shows black beard and golden colour for the lower part of the helmet. This is not a mistake Sérgio Horta would do, so I guess this is based on actual use or even disagreement between the official text and the official image.
This human head stands most likely for Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, “o Lidador”, (1079?-1185), a military figure of early Portuguese History.
António Martins, 16/24 Aug 2008
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 July 2001
António Martins, 16 Aug 2008
Maia Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Maia Municipality (q.v.); it had 12 406 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
![[Vermoim commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-maicm-vm.gif)
2:3 image by , 28 Oct 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
Shield Vert, a 2-stemmed ash tree Or flanked by two croziers Argent with scarves of the same, in base a bar wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VERMOIM - MAIA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 January 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
Vermoim Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Maia Municipality (q.v.); it had 15964 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
![[Guefães commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-maicm-gu.gif)
2:3 image by , 28 Oct 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a paly palm leaf Or flanked by a wheat ear Or at dexter and a corn cob Or at sinister, in chief a Maltese cross Argent in each corner. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GUEIFÃÃES - MAIA".
Meaning:
The palm leaf is alluding to the martyr St. Faustino, the local patron saint. The Maltese crosses are alluding to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem aka Order of Malta, its presence in the area and its role in evangelising and developing the region. The wheat ear is symbolizing fertility, the corn cob is alluding to agricultural abundance. The bar wavy is representing River Leça, the border of the commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 February 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
Guefães Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Maia Municipality (q.v.); it had 11 964 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Oct 2015
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