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![[Esperança (Póvoa de Lanhoso) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pvleb-ep.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
Shield Vert with base wavy of Azure and Argent, issuant from base a throughout bridge Argent, masoned sable and having one arch. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "ESPERANÇA - PÓVOA DE LANHOSO".
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 March 1995
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
Esperança Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality; it had 339 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
![[Brunhais commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-pvleb-br.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 24 May 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
Shield Argent, three twigs of blackthorn Vert, fruited Gules, ordered 2:1. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "BRUNHAIS".
Meaning:
The arms are canting. The name is derived from "abrunheiro", which means "blackthorn".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 3 May 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
Brunhais Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality; it had 313 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2016
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