Schwarzenbach (Luzern)

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SCHWARZENBACH

Canton : Luzern
Incorporated into : 2004 Beromünster

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, the name means black stream. The fish have no additional meaning. The oldest known arms of the village date from a map from 1597 and show a wavy bar, not a bend and no fish.

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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature : Riedler et al; 1978