Altschwendt

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ALTSCHWENDT

State : Oberösterreich
District : Schärding

Official blazon
German	Über blauem, in Spitze ausgezogenem Schildfuß in Gold ein schwarzer, oben je zweimal geasteter, schwebender Sparren.
English

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 9, 1981.

The two branches form the town;sinitial and refer to the -schwendt part of the name (Schwenden=Roden=clearing forest). The base shows the watershed between the Pram and the Aschach rivers.

Literature : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.