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Bustos, Troviscal e Mamarrosa Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Bustos, Troviscal e Mamarrosa, Concelho de Oliveira do Bairro, Distrito de Aveiro

Last modified: 2014-10-30 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Troviscal commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Nov 2010
flag of former Troviscal commune
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Former Troviscal Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Nov 2010

Coat of arms

[Troviscal commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Nov 2010

The arms are Argent a bunch of grapes Purpure leaved Vert surrounded by a wreath of daphne Vert, in dexter chief a lyre Gules stringed Sable, in sinister chief an open book Or bound Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "TROVISCAL - OLIVEIRA DO BAIRRO".
Meaning:
"Troviscal" means "daphne grove" ("trovisco" being the common name for several Thymelaeaceae species): Arms thus are partly canting.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Nov 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 29 July 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Nov 2010

Presentation of Troviscal

Troviscal Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Oliveira do Bairro Municipality (q.v.); it had 2363 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 10,45 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Nov 2010

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