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# Cedrim e Paradela United Commune (Portugal)

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Last modified: 2026-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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## União das Freguesias de Cedrim e Paradela, Concelho de Sever do Vouga, Distrito de Aveiro

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2025

- Cedrim e Paradela United Commune

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Cedrim e Paradela

- Former Cedrim Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Cedrim

- Former Paradela Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Paradela

See also:

- Sever do Vouga Municipality
- Portugal
- Portuguese WIKIPEDIA

## Cedrim e Paradela United Commune

### Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2025

### Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 23 Apr 2026

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a tree eradicated Vert, surrounded by a wreath Vert of flax blossoms Azure and corn cobs Gules leafed Vert, Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and long white scroll, as often used by united communes, reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CEDRIM E PARADELA".
Meaning:
The tree is representing the former Paradela Commune, the plants the former Cedric Commune. The base wavy is a representation of the Vouga River, bordering Paradela.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 29 September 2014, see here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2025

### Presentation of Cedrim e Paradela

Cedrim e Paradela is one of the two communes of Sever do Vouga Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1355 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 18,37 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2025

### Former Cedrim Commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Feb 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2017

#### Coat of Arms

Shield Or, a watermill´s wheel Gules; in base a flax plant in pale, blossomed Azure and Argent, seeded Argent and leafed Vert, together with two corn cobs Or leafed Vert in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard-Guedes style, with inscription in black capitals "CEDRIM".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 13 November 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2017

#### Presentation of

was one of the four communes of Sever do Vouga Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 834 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2017

### Former Paradela commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Feb 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2017

#### Coat of Arms

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, two eradicated trees Vert ordered per fess, in chief a fleur-de-lis Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PARADELA - SEVER DO VOUGA".
Meaning:
The base wavy is probably representing Vouga River. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of Our Lady of Loreto, the local patron saint. Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 2 June 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

#### Presentation of Paradela

Paradela was one of the four communes of Sever do Vouga Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 720 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9,3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2017

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