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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The town got city rights as early as 1213. The arms probably date from the | The town got city rights as early as 1213. The arms probably date from the 15<sup>th</sup> century, but the exact date of a grant is not known. | ||
The arms show a tower and the arms of the Vrtba family, who descended from Hroznata von Ovenec, who, in the | The arms show a tower and the arms of the Vrtba family, who descended from Hroznata von Ovenec, who, in the 12<sup>th</sup> century ruled the are and after whom the town was named. | ||
===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== |
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