Vellberg

Vellberg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in northeastern Baden -Württemberg. The town is a nationally recognized resort.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Museums
  • 4.3 Regular events
  • 4.4 associations
  • 4.5 Education
  • 4.6 Knights of crooked beams
  • 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Vellberg is located on the Buhler between the county town of Schwäbisch Hall and the city of Crailsheim. The city has a share in the natural areas Swabian- Franconian Forest and Hohenlohe -Haller level.

Boroughs

To town Vellberg with the formerly independent municipality Großaltdorf next Vellberg include twelve other villages, hamlets, farms and houses. For the former municipality Großaltdorf include the village Großaltdorf and the hamlets of small Altdorf and Lorenz rooms and the disposed localities rain Here hamlets and Steffenbach. To town Vellberg in the area on December 31, 1971, the city Vellberg, the hamlet Eschenau, Merkel Bach, Schneckenweiler and Stöckenburg (Church and three houses), the municipality part Talheim, the courtyards Hilpert include (with three houses ) and Rappolden ( uninhabited since 1970, since 1986/87 is only a barn ) and the houses Dürr Ching ( residential area ) and Hörgershof and dialed villages Birnbach and Hock mountain.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring cities and municipalities Vellbergs are ( clockwise from the north): Ilshofen, Crailsheim, Frankenhardt, Obersontheim and Schwäbisch Hall. All belong to the district of Schwäbisch Hall.

History

The family of Vellberg is first mentioned in a deed dated 3 May 1102 Henry of Vellberg. In 1500 Emperor Maximilian granted market rights for Vellberg and already six years later the city received its town charter granted. A first fire of October 21, 1901 followed by a second city fire on 26 September 1902. Both probably caused by arson.

On 1 January 1972 Großaltdorf was incorporated.

Policy

Parish council

Since the local elections of 7 June 2009 the municipal council is composed of 15 city councils and municipal councils, four of whom are women. In addition, the Mayor a seat and vote in the committee, whose chairman is.

Mayor

Mayor of Vellberg since the April 18, 2010 Ute inches that could prevail in the mayoral election on January 31, 2010, compared her a contestant Brigitte Kieser. It replaced the incumbent since 1986 Manfred Walter, who decided not to run again.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " In blue under a golden right Obereck a silver eagle's wings. "

Culture and sights

Structures

Among the historical buildings of the city include the Lower Castle, the office tower, the museum inn oxen, the former tithe barn, the fountain in the marketplace Sixische tower, the nature and Folk Museum, Hermann- Frank -Weg 1, the half-timbered house Fiebich and the gate tower, Powder Tower and the power tower, the Ganerbenhaus " Kammerer ," the former turret and Pömpelestor, the lower Zwingertor, the cannon tower, the bastion of the old wash house, the old barracks, the upper castle, the old administration building, the Stöckenburg with St. Martin's Church. Other religious buildings are rebuilt after the war Bartholomew church in the district Großaltdorf and the church of St. Lawrence in the district Lorenz rooms.

St. Martin's Church ( Stöckenburg )

Amthaus

Marktbrunnen

Bartholomew church in the district Großaltdorf

Laurentius church in the district of Lorenz rooms

Laurentius church in the district of Lorenz rooms

Museums

In the moat, the home museum ( closed in winter).

Regular events

  • Every year on the first weekend of July, the fountain of wine festival is celebrated.
  • On the second weekend in December will be held every year the Christmas market.

Clubs

In Vellberg there is an active club life. In addition to the care of the elderly club Vellberg there is the fanfare Vellberg, the fishing club Vellberg, the volunteer fire department Vellberg ( with youth fire brigade), the glee club Vellberg, the Hohenlohe dog friends Vellberg, the culture Vellberg, the Country Women's Association Vellberg, the trombone choir Vellberg, the town band Vellberg, the turn - and sports club Vellberg and Vellberger Tennis Club.

Education

In Vellberg there is a primary and secondary school, in Vellberg - Großaltdorf a primary school.

Knight for crooked beams

This order was from the culture Vellberg eV "The history of the lie is as old as the history of the truth, because there is no truth without lies " under the motto among others awarded to Gerhard Raff, Manfred Rommel, Reinhold Würth and Hellmuth Karasek.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • August Halm (1869-1929), composer and music teacher born in the suburb of Großaltdorf
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