Vila Moreira
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VILA MOREIRA
Municipality : Alcanena
District : Santarém
Official blazon:
Escudo de azul, um carvalho arrancado, folhado e landado, tudo de ouro, entre dois ferros de escarna de prata, guarnecidos de ouro, postos em pala, o da dextra volvido; em chefe, rosa heráldica de prata, botonada de vermelho e apontada de verde; campanha diminuta ondada de prata e azul de três tiras. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: " VILA MOREIRA ".
Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on October 21, 2002.
The rose in the arms is the symbol of the local patron saint, Our Lady of the Conception. The oak tree represents the many oak forests in the region, which made a tanning industry possible. The two tools are iron tools used in cleaning and tanning hides. The base shows the Alviela and Carvalha rivers in the municipality.
Literature : image provided by Sergio Horta