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Weinsberg was founded as a city in the 14<sup>th</sup> century and remained a possession of the Lords of Weinsberg until 1430. In 1440 the city became part of the Palatinate and in 1504 of Württemberg. | Weinsberg was founded as a city in the 14<sup>th</sup> century and remained a possession of the Lords of Weinsberg until 1430. In 1440 the city became part of the Palatinate and in 1504 of Württemberg. | ||
The oldest known seal dates from 1318 and shows, as does the second seal, only the canting vine on a mountain (Wein=vine, Berg=mountain). The imperial eagle was added in the middle of the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Until the middle of the 19<sup>th</sup> century the eagle was either used alone or with the vine on a breast shield. Since the middle of the 19<sup>th</sup> century the present composition is used. | The oldest known seal dates from 1318 and shows, as does the second seal, only the canting vine on a mountain (Wein=vine, Berg=mountain). The imperial eagle was added in the middle of the 15<sup>th</sup> century. Until the middle of the 19<sup>th</sup> century the eagle was either used alone or with the vine on a breast shield. Since the middle of the 19<sup>th</sup> century the present composition is used. | ||