Lamelas

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LAMELAS

Municipality : Santo Tirso
District : Porto

Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de azul, feixe de três ramos de linho de ouro, floridos e botoados de prata, entre palma de ouro posta em faixa, no chefe e campanha ondada de prata e azul de três tiras. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: “ LAMELAS “.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 16, 2002.

The palm leave in the chief symbolises St. Eulalia, the local patron saint. The flax plant symbolises the local linen industry and handicrafts. The base shows the Leça river.