Schwanstetten

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SCHWANSTETTEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Roth (until 1973 Schwabach)
Additions: 1978 Leerstetten, Schwand

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 13, 1980.

The arms combine the swan from the historical arms of Schwand, with a chief for Leerstetten. The colours are those of the Viscounts of Nürnberg (Hohenzollern), as the region historically belonged to them.