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Schwäbisch Hall is a district (
Kreis) in the north-east of
Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
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GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise)
Main-TauberMain-Tauber-Kreis is a district in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim and Ansbach , and the districts of Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald.-History:The district was created in 1973 by...
, the
BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n district
AnsbachAnsbach 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. It is the district with the biggest area in Bavaria...
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OstalbkreisThe Ostalbkreis is a district in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-Murr.-History:...
, Rems-Murr and
HohenloheThe Hohenlohekreis is a district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neckar-Odenwald, Main-Tauber, Schwäbisch Hall and Heilbronn.Künzelsau is the administration centre of the district....
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History
The district dates back to the
Oberamt Schwäbisch Hall, which was created in 1803, when the previously free imperial city
Schwäbisch HallSchwäbisch Hall is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg....
became part of
WürttembergWürttemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, 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
JagstThe Jagst is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg. It is 189 km long. Its source is in the hills east of Ellwangen, close to the Bavarian border. It winds through the towns Ellwangen, Crailsheim, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Langenburg, Krautheim, Möckmühl and Neudenau...
and
KocherThe Kocher is a 168 km long right tributary of the Neckar in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name "Kocher" originates from its Celtic name "cochan" and probably means winding, meandering river. The Kocher rises in the eastern foothills of the Swabian Alb from two karst...
, tributaries to the
NeckarThe Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...
, 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 DelitzschDelitzsch 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 .- History :After the 1815 Congress of Vienna Saxony had to cede large...
in the Free State of Saxony and the
PolishPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe 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 exclave, to the north...
commune of
ZamośćZamość ukr. Замостя is a town in southeastern Poland with 66,633 inhabitants , situated in the south-western part of Lublin Voivodeship , about from Lublin, from Warsaw and from the border with Ukraine...
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Coat of arms
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The coat of arms show a coin in the top part. The city of Schwäbisch HallSchwäbisch Hall is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg....
was one of the most important minting towns, the local coin HellerThe Heller or Häller was originally a German coin valued at half a pfennig and named after the city of Hall am Kocher...
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 GaildorfGaildorf is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Kocher, 13 km south of Schwäbisch Hall.-People:* Stefan Everts* Hermann Frasch...
. 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 municipalities
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- Crailsheim
Crailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, 32 km east of Schwäbisch Hall, 40 km southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall district, incorporated in 1338....
- Gaildorf
Gaildorf is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Kocher, 13 km south of Schwäbisch Hall.-People:* Stefan Everts* Hermann Frasch...
- Gerabronn
Gerabronn is a small town in the district Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2006 it has a population of about 4547 and covers an area of 40.38 km²....
- Ilshofen
Ilshofen is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 15 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall....
- Kirchberg an der Jagst
Kirchberg an der Jagst is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Jagst, 11 km northwest of Crailsheim.The Second World War resistance member Friedrich Gustav Jaeger was born here....
- Langenburg
Langenburg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall...
- Schrozberg
Schrozberg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located west of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and northeast of Schwäbisch Hall....
- Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg....
- Vellberg
Vellberg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 10 km east of Schwäbisch Hall, and 15 km southwest of Crailsheim....
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Braunsbach-Untermünkheim
Crailsheim
Fichtenau
Gerabronn
Ilshofen-Vellberg
Limpurger Land
Oberes Bühlertal
Rot am See
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Blaufelden Blaufelden is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
BraunsbachBraunsbach is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is on the Kocher river, about from the county seat of Schwabisch Hall...
BühlertannBühlertann is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
BühlerzellBühlerzell is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
FichtenauFichtenau is a community of several villages, in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany....
Fichtenberg (Württemberg)Fichtenberg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
FrankenhardtFrankenhardt is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
KreßbergKreßberg is a community in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.There is no town or village with that name.The community of Kreßberg consists of 33 separate villages:...
MainhardtMainhardt is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
Michelbach an der BilzMichelbach an der Bilz is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
MichelfeldMichelfeld is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
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- Oberrot
Oberrot is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Obersontheim
Obersontheim is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Rosengarten
Rosengarten is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Rot am See
Rot am See is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Satteldorf
Satteldorf is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Stimpfach
Stimpfach is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Sulzbach-Laufen
Sulzbach-Laufen is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Untermünkheim
Untermünkheim is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Wallhausen
Wallhausen is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
- Wolpertshausen
Wolpertshausen is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
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