Schwanden

---

Swiss heraldry portal

This page is part of the Swiss heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Swiss civic heraldry: National Arms Arms of cantons Arms of cities and towns Swiss heraldic literature Total pages in the Swiss section : 13,282 of which images : 6,865	Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Collector's items Institutional heraldry Educational heraldry Corporate heraldry Personal arms

SCHWANDEN

Canton : Glarus
Incorporated into : 2011 Glarus-Süd

Origin/meaning

The arms show a canting swan, and was already used as a symbol for the village on the local fountaun from 1718. The origins, however, may be older.

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Template:Ch1 Template:Media1

Literature : Tschudi-Schümperlin, 1941