Fajões Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Fajões, Concelho de Oliveira de Azeméis, Distrito de Aveiro

Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Fajões

• Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2018

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure superimposed by a millstone Argent, an embattled tower Argent with port and windows Gules and masoned Sable, flanked at dexter by a crozier Or in bend sinister, at sinister by a radiant sun Or with face, in chief, a Marian crown Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILA DE FAJÕES".
Meaning:
The crown is probably referring to Our Lady of Ribeira, to whom is dedicated an ermitage. Furthermore there are four chapels in Faj�es, dedicated to Our Lady of Ribeira, Our Lady of Lapa, Our Lady of Salubriousness and Our Lady of Sorrows.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2018

Presentation of Fajões

Fajões Commune is one of the 12 communes of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality; it had 3087 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 8.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2018

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