Schnaittenbach

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SCHNAITTENBACH

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Amberg-Sulzbach
Additions : 1938 Forst, Unterschnaittenbach; 1946 Demenricht, Holzhammer (1st part); 1972 Haidhof, Holzhammer (2nd part), Neuersdorf; 1978 Kemnath am Buchberg (19?? Döswitz, Götzendorf, Mertenberg, Sitzambuch, Trichenricht)

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The oldest seal of the town dates from the late 15^th century and already shows the above arms. The arms are canting, the verb 'schnaitten' means to remove smaller branches from a tree. A 'Schnaitte' thus is a piece of tree without or with very small branches. All later seals and images show the same composition. The colours are known since 1812.