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# Pedroso e Seixezelo United Commune (Portugal)

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## União das Freguesias de Pedroso e Seixezelo, Concelho de Vila Nova de Gaia, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024

- Pedroso e Seixezelo United Commune

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Pedroso e Seixezelo

- Former Pedroso Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Pedroso

- Former Seixezelo Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Seixezelo

See also:

- Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality
- Portugal

## Pedroso e Seixezelo United Commune

### Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024

### Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 24 Apr 2026

Shield Or abased parted by a bar wavy Azure, charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, above the western façade of a monastery Sable masoned Argent with two towers, on chief an inescutcheon Sable, charged with two keys Or in saltire, between two bunches of cherries proper. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "UNIO DAS FREGUESIAS DE PEDROSO E SEIXEZELO".
Meaning:
Monastery and inescutcheon are representing former Pedroso Commune, bar wavy and cherries former Seixezelo Commune. The flag colour of the united commune is representing both former entities as follows: Pedroso by yellow, Seixezelo by red.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 7 April 2015, see here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024

### Presentation of Pedroso e Seixezelo

Pedroso e Seixezelo is one of the communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, created by the 2013 mergers; it had 20 226 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 20,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024

The commune was disestablished on 13 March 2025. Its two constituent communes were reinstated.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 Apr 2026

### Former Pedroso Commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024

#### Coat of Arms

image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015

Shield Or, on base a mountain issuant Azure crowned by a monastery Proper, on dexter chief an inescutcheon Azure charged with five plates in quincunx, on sinister chief an inescutcheon Sable charged with two keys Or crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILA DE PEDROSO".
Meaning:
The blue inescutcheon is representing the kingdom of Portugal, the black inescutcheon is representing the old fiefdom of Pedroso, the monastery is that one of Pedroso.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 December 1990
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2024

#### Presentation of Pedroso

Pedroso was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality; it had 18 714 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015

### Former Seixezelo Commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015

#### Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, a bend wavy Azure, in sinister chief a bunch of four cherries Gules leafed Vert, in dexter base a corn cob Or leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "SEIXEZELO".
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 January 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015

#### Presentation of Seixezelo

Seixezelo was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality; it had 1712 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Dec 2015

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