Velden

	VELDEN Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Nürnberger Land (until 1973 Hersbruck) Additions: 1972 Viehhofen 1972 Treuf Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.61319999999999907913661445491015911102294921875,"lon":11.510999999999999232613845379091799259185791015625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Geteilt und oben gespalten; vorne in Gold am Spalt ein halber schwarzer Adler, hinten fünfmal schräg geteilt von Rot und Silber; unten in Rot ein waagrechter silberner Fisch.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest seal of the city dates from the latter half of the 14^th century, as it shows the lion of Bohemia above a fish. The town was part of Bohemia from 1353-1401 and received city rights from the King of Bohemia in 1376.

The fish probably symbolises the importance of fisheries in the Pegnitz river. In 1506 the Velden was acquired by the city of Nürnberg and the Bohemian lion (which had been used until then, even though the city was a possession of the Wittelsbach family in between), was replaced by the arms of the city of Nürnberg.

In 1806, when the city became part of Bayern, the reference to Nürnberg was removed and the city used only the arms of Bayern. From 1819-1836 the city used two fish, but in 1836 the historical arms were restored.

Image gallery

The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The arms in a book from 1642
The arms in a 17^th century manuscript
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms by Tyroff (1835)
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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