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Queijas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Queijas, Concelho de Oeiras, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2014-11-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Queijas commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 7 Aug 2014
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Aug 2014

Coat of arms

[Queijas commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 7 Aug 2014

The arms are Argent two windmill wheels Sable roped Sable and dressed Azure, in chief an open book Argent bound Gules and garnished Or,in base on a mound Sable a heart Gules crowned Gules and nimbed Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "QUEIJAS - OEIRAS".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Aug 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 1996
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Aug 2014

Presentation of Queijas

Queijas Commune is one of the 10 communes of Oeiras Municipality (q.v.); it had 8771 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 2,27 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Aug 2014

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