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Schwäbisch Hall is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Main-Tauber
Main-Tauber (district)

Main-Tauber-Kreis is a districts of Germany in the north-east of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Miltenberg , Main-Spessart, W?rzburg , Neustadt -Bad Windsheim and Ansbach , and the districts of Schw?bisch Hall , Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald....
, the Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
n district Ansbach
Ansbach (district)

Ansbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is surrounding, but not including the city of Ansbach; nonetheless the administrative seat of the district is Ansbach....
, Ostalbkreis
Ostalbkreis

The Ostalbkreis is a Districts of Germany in the east of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are Schw?bisch Hall , Ansbach , Donau-Ries, Heidenheim , G?ppingen and Rems-Murr....
, Rems-Murr and Hohenlohe
Hohenlohe (district)

The Hohenlohekreis is a district in the north of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neckar-Odenwald, Main-Tauber , Schw?bisch Hall and Heilbronn ....
.

district dates back to the Oberamt Schwäbisch Hall, which was created in 1803, when the previously free imperial city Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall

Schw?bisch Hall is a town in the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg; it is the capital of the district of Schw?bisch Hall . The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-W?rttemberg....
 became part of Württemberg
Württemberg

W?rttemberg [], formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
. After several minor changes it was converted into a district in 1938.






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Schwäbisch Hall is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Main-Tauber
Main-Tauber (district)

Main-Tauber-Kreis is a districts of Germany in the north-east of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Miltenberg , Main-Spessart, W?rzburg , Neustadt -Bad Windsheim and Ansbach , and the districts of Schw?bisch Hall , Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald....
, the Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
n district Ansbach
Ansbach (district)

Ansbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is surrounding, but not including the city of Ansbach; nonetheless the administrative seat of the district is Ansbach....
, Ostalbkreis
Ostalbkreis

The Ostalbkreis is a Districts of Germany in the east of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are Schw?bisch Hall , Ansbach , Donau-Ries, Heidenheim , G?ppingen and Rems-Murr....
, Rems-Murr and Hohenlohe
Hohenlohe (district)

The Hohenlohekreis is a district in the north of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neckar-Odenwald, Main-Tauber , Schw?bisch Hall and Heilbronn ....
.

History

The district dates back to the Oberamt Schwäbisch Hall, which was created in 1803, when the previously free imperial city Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall

Schw?bisch Hall is a town in the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg; it is the capital of the district of Schw?bisch Hall . The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-W?rttemberg....
 became part of Württemberg
Württemberg

W?rttemberg [], formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
. After several minor changes it was converted into a district in 1938. In 1973 it was merged with the district Crailsheim and the area around Gaildorf, which was part of the also dissolved district Backnang.

Geography

The two rivers Jagst
Jagst

The Jagst is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-W?rttemberg. It is 203 km long. Its source is in the hills east of Ellwangen, close to the Bavarian border....
 and Kocher
Kocher

The Kocher is a 182 km long right tributary of the Neckar in the north-eastern part of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. The name "Kocher" originates from its Celtic languages name "cochan" and probably means winding, meandering river....
, tributaries to the Neckar
Neckar

The Neckar is a 367-km long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, but also a short section through Hesse in Germany, a major right tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim....
, flow through the district. The landscapes covered by the district are the Hohenlohe plain (Hohenloher Ebene), the Swabian-Franconian forest hills (Schwäbisch-Fränkischen Waldberge) and the Frankenhöhe.

Partnerships

The district maintains partnerships with the district Delitzsch
Delitzsch (district)

Delitzsch is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by the districts of Torgau-Oschatz and Muldentalkreis, the city of Leipzig, the district of Leipziger Land and the state of Saxony-Anhalt ....
 in the Free State of Saxony and the Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 commune of Zamosc
Zamosc

Zamosc [] is a town in southeastern Poland with 66,633 inhabitants , situated in the Lublin Voivodeship . About 20 kilometres from the town is the Roztocze National Park....
.

Coat of arms

De Schwaebischhall Coat
The coat of arms show a coin in the top part. The city of Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall

Schw?bisch Hall is a town in the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg; it is the capital of the district of Schw?bisch Hall . The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-W?rttemberg....
 was one of the most important minting towns, the local coin Heller
Heller (money)

The Heller or H?ller was a German coin valued at half a Pfennig named after city of Hall . The coin was produced beginning in the 13th century as silver pfennig ....
 was well-known in all of Germany. Below the coin are two hooks, taken from the coat of arms of the district Crailsheim as well as from the city of Gaildorf
Gaildorf

Gaildorf is a town in the Schw?bisch Hall , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Kocher, 13 km south of Schw?bisch Hall....
. The black-and-white checkered area in the bottom is taken from the coat of arms of the Hohenzollern dynasty, who ruled the area historically.


Cities and towns

CitiesAdministrative districtsTowns
  1. Crailsheim
    Crailsheim

    Crailsheim is a town in the States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, 32 km east of Schw?bisch Hall, 40 km southwest of Ansbach in the Schw?bisch Hall , incorporated in 1338....
  2. Gaildorf
    Gaildorf

    Gaildorf is a town in the Schw?bisch Hall , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Kocher, 13 km south of Schw?bisch Hall....
  3. Gerabronn
    Gerabronn

    Gerabronn is a small town in the district Schw?bisch Hall, Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. As of 2006 it has a population of about 4547 and covers an area of 40.38 km?....
  4. Ilshofen
    Ilshofen

    Ilshofen is a town in the Schw?bisch Hall , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located 15 km northeast of Schw?bisch Hall....
  5. Kirchberg an der Jagst
    Kirchberg an der Jagst

    Kirchberg an der Jagst is a town in the Schw?bisch Hall , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Jagst, 11 km northwest of Crailsheim....
  6. Langenburg
    Langenburg

    Langenburg is a town in the Schw?bisch Hall , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schw?bisch Hall....
  7. Schrozberg
    Schrozberg

    Schrozberg is a town in the Schw?bisch Hall , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located 21 km west of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and 31 km northeast of Schw?bisch Hall....
  8. Schwäbisch Hall
    Schwäbisch Hall

    Schw?bisch Hall is a town in the Germany States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg; it is the capital of the district of Schw?bisch Hall . The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-W?rttemberg....
  9. Vellberg
    Vellberg

    Vellberg is a town in the Schw?bisch Hall , in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is located 10 km east of Schw?bisch Hall, and 15 km southwest of Crailsheim....
  1. Braunsbach-Untermünkheim
  2. Crailsheim
  3. Fichtenau
  4. Gerabronn
  5. Ilshofen-Vellberg
  6. Limpurger Land
  7. Oberes Bühlertal
  8. Rot am See
  9. Schwäbisch Hall
  1. Blaufelden
    Blaufelden

    Blaufelden is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  2. Braunsbach
    Braunsbach

    Braunsbach is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  3. Bühlertann
    Bühlertann

    B?hlertann is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  4. Bühlerzell
    Bühlerzell

    B?hlerzell is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  5. Fichtenau
    Fichtenau

    Fichtenau is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  6. Fichtenberg (Württemberg)
    Fichtenberg (Württemberg)

    Fichtenberg is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  7. Frankenhardt
    Frankenhardt

    Frankenhardt is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  8. Kreßberg
    Kreßberg

    Kre?berg is a community in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.There is no town or village with that name.The community of Kre?berg consists of 33 separate villages:...
  9. Mainhardt
    Mainhardt

    Mainhardt is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  10. Michelbach an der Bilz
    Michelbach an der Bilz

    Michelbach an der Bilz is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  11. Michelfeld
    Michelfeld

    Michelfeld is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  1. Oberrot
    Oberrot

    Oberrot is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  2. Obersontheim
    Obersontheim

    Obersontheim is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  3. Rosengarten
    Rosengarten, Baden-Württemberg

    Rosengarten is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  4. Rot am See
    Rot am See

    Rot am See is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  5. Satteldorf
    Satteldorf

    Satteldorf is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  6. Stimpfach
    Stimpfach

    Stimpfach is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  7. Sulzbach-Laufen
    Sulzbach-Laufen

    Sulzbach-Laufen is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  8. Untermünkheim
    Untermünkheim

    Unterm?nkheim is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  9. Wallhausen
    Wallhausen, Baden-Württemberg

    Wallhausen is a municipality in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
  10. Wolpertshausen
    Wolpertshausen

    Wolpertshausen is a town in the district of Schw?bisch Hall in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....


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