Lousada

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Official blazon

Portuguese	Escudo de negro, com três espigas de milho de ouro folhadas de verde e atadas de vermelho em ponta. Orla de de prata carregada de oito cachos de uvas de púrpura folhadas e sustidas de verde. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco com os dizeres : " VILA DE LOUSADA ", de negro.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 11, 1939.

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The arms on a municipal cover (1970)

Freguesias in Lousada :

• Alvarenga (Lousada)
• Aveleda (Lousada)
• Boim
• Caíde de Rei
• Casais (Lousada)
• Cernadelo
• Covas (Lousada)
• Cristelos
• Figueiras (Lousada)
• Lodares
• Lustosa
• Macieira (Lousada)
• Meinedo
• Nespereira (Lousada)
• Nevogilde (Lousada)
• Nogueira (Lousada)
• Ordem
• Pias (Lousada)
• Santa Margarida
• Santo Estevão de Barrosas
• São Miguel (Lousada)
• Silvares (Lousada)
• Sousela
• Torno (Lousada)
• Vilar do Torno e Alentém

Literature : image provided by Sergio Horta

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