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Montijo e Afonsoeiro United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Montijo e Afonsoeiro, Concelho de Montijo, Distrito de Setúbal

Last modified: 2014-11-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Afonsoeiro commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Sep 2010
flag of former Afonsoeiro commune
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Former Afonsoeiro Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Sep 2010

Coat of arms

[Afonsoeiro commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Sep 2010

The arms are Or a cogwheel Gules, in chief a millstone Azure between two rail profiles Gules, in base wavy Azure two barrulets wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "AFONSOEIRO" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
The profiles stand for the former railroad Ramal do Montijo, which had its terminus in the communal territory (Montijo station).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Sep 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 15 November 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Sep 2010

Presentation of Afonsoeiro

Afonsoeiro Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Montijo Municipality (q.v.); it had 3536 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 4,36 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Sep 2010

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