Schwendibach

SCHWENDIBACH

Canton : Bern

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein blauer Linksschrägwellenbalken, begleitet von einem siebenstrahligen roten Stern und einem ausgerissenen schwarzen Baumstumpf mit roter Flamme.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The burning tree is canting; clearing the forests using fire is called Schwenden in the local dialect. The star is taken from the arms of the Thun district, to which the village belongs. The arms were devised and adopted in 1937.

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.

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