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Vellberg received city rights in 1500, but the city never used any seals. The oldest use of arms dates from the 19<sup>th</sup> century and the arms showed a house on a hill (see image | Vellberg received city rights in 1500, but the city never used any seals. The oldest use of arms dates from the 19<sup>th</sup> century and the arms showed a well-house on a hill (see image below). This was a canting element Well-Berg. | ||
The present arms were granted on | The present arms were granted on October 28, 1936 and are a combination of the wing taken from the arms of the Counts of Flügelau (Flügel=wing) and a free quarter derived from the arms of the Lords of Vellberg. Vellberg was a possession of the Counts of Flügelau until 1318. The Lords of Vellberg actually ruled the town as vassals of the counts. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|250 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on an 1877 poster | |||
|align="center"|[[File:vellberg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:vellberg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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