Penedono e Granja United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Penedono e Granja, Concelho de Penedono, Distrito de Viseu

• Penedono e Granja United Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Penedono e Granja
• Former Penedono Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Penedono
• Former Granja Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Granja

• Penedono Municipality
• Portugal
• Portuguese WIKIPEDIA

Penedono e Granja United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Apr 2017

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a towered gate Argent, masoned Sable, in chief a branch of chestnut tree Or with its burs Or cracked Gules between two snowflakes Argent, in base a pit lamp Or over two pickaxes Or in saltire. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE PENEDONO E GRANJA".
Meaning:
Tower and chestnut branches are representing former Penedono commune, pit lamp and pickaxes as miner's tools former Granja commune.
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Apr 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on on 19 October 2016, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Apr 2017

Presentation of Penedono e Granja

Penedono e Granja Commune is one of the 14 communes of Penedono Municipality; its former communes had 1155 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 38.5 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 Apr 2017

Former Penedono commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Dec 2023

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, a towered gate Gules masoned Argent, in chief a lyre Azure stringed Argent, in base two chestnut branches Vert fruited Proper with the tips of their stems crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE PENEDONO"
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Apr 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 3 April 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Apr 2017

Presentation of Penedono

Penedono Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penedono Municipality; it had 1007 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 28.3 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Apr 2017

Former Granja commune (until 2013)

Flag

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, 16 Dec 2023

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, a hoist frame Sable, flanked by two rye sheaves Vert tied Gules, in base a heraldic fountain. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "GRANJA - PENEDONO".
Meaning:
The word "granja" has several meanings, all related to farming: It can be a small farm, a farm shed, or an aviary; the coat of arms doesn't seem to reflect this meaning.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 November 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Apr 2017

Presentation of Granja

Granja Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penedono Municipality; it had 148 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Apr 2017

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