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Oliveira do Conde Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Oliveira do Conde, Concelho de Carregal do Sal, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2014-07-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Oliveira do Conde commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Sep 2010
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About the Flag

It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a yellow and purple quartered background.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Sep 2010

Coat of arms

[Oliveira do Conde commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Sep 2010

The arms are Purpure an olive tree eradicated Argent fruited Sable and in chief a count's coronet Or bejewelled Vert, Purpure and Gules. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "OLIVEIRA DO CONDE".
Meaning:
"Oliveira do Conde" means "Olive tree of the Count", and the arms are thus canting. The count in question is Fernão Peres de Trava (~1100~1161).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Sep 2010

Flag and coat of arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : III Série in 2002.07.31.

Presentation of Oliveira do Conde

Oliveira do Conde Commune is one of the five communes of Carregal do Sal Municipality (q.v.); it had 3313 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 33,47 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Sep 2010

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