Schwarzenbach (Luzern)

SCHWARZENBACH

Canton : Luzern
Incorporated into : 2004 Beromünster

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.

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

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Literature : Riedler et al; 1978