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klaus-michael schneider
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The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 July 2024
![[Venda Nova commune]](../images/p/pt-mtrvp-vn.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 20 June 2009
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 June 2009
![[Venda Nova commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-mtrvp-vn).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 20 June 2009
Shield Gules a castle Gules a 14 honeycombs Or ordered 2:3:4:3:2 between two electrical bolts Or accosted, issuant from a base barruly wavy Azure and Argent an embattled wall Argent masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VENDA NOVA - MONTALEGRE".
Meaning:
"Venda nova" means "new saleyard" and the arms are not canting - they refer to the local importance of beekeeping and hydro power generation.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 June 2009
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 May 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 June 2009
Venda Nova was one of the 18 communes of Montalegre Municipality affected by the 2013 changes; it had 401 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 7,97 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 June 2009
We can presume it was a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a currently unknown background.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 July 2024
![[Pondras commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-mtrvp-po).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 6 July 2024
Shield Vert two keys with their wards upwards in saltire, one Or in bend over another Argent in bend sinister, issuant from chief a demi sun Or nimbused Argent and charged with a pointer Gules, issuant from flanches and from base Argent wavy charged with a barrulet Azure wavy a hump bridge Argent masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PONDRAS - MONTALEGRE".
Meaning:
There is only one settlement in Portugal with this name; the inclusion of the name of the encompassing municipality is therefore unjustified. The unexpected white nimbus around the sun is not included in the original blazon; its unusual representation seems to refer to a sundial. The keys are an attribute of St. Peter.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 July 2024
Symbols established by the Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 25 January 2010
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 July 2024
Pondras was one of the 18 communes of Montalegre Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 131 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,12 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 July 2024
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