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The commune has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2025
Carragozela e Várzea de Meruge is one of the seven communes of Seia Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 546 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 10,08 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2025
![[Carragozela commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-seicv-cz.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 9 July 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2025
![[Carragozela commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-seicv-cz).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 9 July 2025
Shield Vert two olive branches Argent fructed Or with their proximal ends crossed per saltire, in chief three arrows Or tied by a ribbon Argent, in base a bezant.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CARRAGOZELA - SEIA".
Meaning:
The arrows are an attribute of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 October 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2025
Carragozela was one of the 15 communes of Seia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 380 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,05 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 July 2025
![[Várzea de Meruge commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-seicv-vm.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 8 July 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 July 2025
![[Várzea de Meruge commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-seicv-vm).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 8 July 2025
Shield Vert an escutcheon Argent bearing a cross fleury Vert, in chief a forget-me-not plant eradicated Argent, on base wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VÁRZEA DE MERUGE".
Meaning:
The cross is that one of Order of Avis.
The word "várzea" means "floodplain", especially of the non-tidal, non-brackish sort (which is rather termed a lezíria),
so the wavy base could be said to be partly canting;
"meruge" means "forget-me-not" (Latin: Myosotis), one of several synonyms: the arms are canting for this meaning, too.
The forget-me-not plant is unexpectedly depicted (as blazoned) without any flowers.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 July 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 23 April 2010, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 July 2025
Várzea de Meruge was one of the 15 communes of Seia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 249 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,90 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 July 2025
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