Lordosa Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Lordosa, Concelho de Viseu, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2024-09-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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Lordosa Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert a fess wavy Argent charged with a bar wavy Azure, on chief two keys in saltire, a bendy one Or superimposing a sinister bendy one Argent, on base a palette Or, a brush in bend and a painters stick in bend sinister, both Argent, piercing the hole in the palette. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "LORDOSA - VISEU".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 April 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2024

Presentation of Lordosa

Lordosa is one of the 18 communes of Viseu Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1642 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 23,26 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2024

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