Altschwendt
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ALTSCHWENDT
State: Oberösterreich
District: Schärding
German | Über blauem, in Spitze ausgezogenem Schildfuß in Gold ein schwarzer, oben je zweimal geasteter, schwebender Sparren. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 9, 1981.
The two branches form the town;sinitial and refer to the -schwendt part of the name (Schwenden=Roden=clearing forest). The base shows the watershed between the Pram and the Aschach rivers.
Literature: Baumert, H.E.: Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.
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