Alvarenga (Arouca)

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ALVARENGA

Municipality : Arouca
District : Aveiro

Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de vermelho, boi passante de ouro, realçado, ungulado e com os chifres de negro; em chefe, cruz latina de negro, nimbada de prata, entre dois ramos de carvalho de ouro, landados do mesmo, com casculhos de prata e postos em pala; campanha diminuta ondada de prata e azul de três tiras. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «ALVARENGA - AROUCA».
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 6, 2004.

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