Crailsheim
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| Crailsheim | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Schwäbisch Hall |
| Town subdivisions | Core city and 8 districts |
| Lord Mayor | Andreas Raab (CDU) |
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| Area | 109.08 km² (42.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 414 m (1358 ft) |
| Population | 32,856 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 301 /km² (780 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SHA |
| Postal code | 74564 |
| Area code | 07951 |
| Website | www.crailsheim.de |
| Location of the town of Crailsheim within Schwäbisch Hall district | |
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Crailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, 32 km east of Schwäbisch Hall, 40 southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall district.
There are two Evangelical churches and a Roman Catholic church, and a handsome town hall, with a tower 67 m high in the city.
Crailsheim was incorporated as a town in 1338, successfully withstood a siege by the forces of several Swabian imperial cities (1379-1380), a feat which is annually celebrated. Later it passed into the possession of the Burgrave of Nuremberg, came in 1791 to Prussia, in 1806 to Bavaria and 1810 to Württemberg. In 1945, nearly the whole centre of Crailsheim was destroyed. Only the Johanneskirche survived the war without namable damages.
Crailsheim was home to the U.S. Army McKee Barracks, which closed on January 15th, 1994.
Major employer in the Crailsheim area are
- engineering giant "Voith"
- a subsidiary of the American concern "Procter & Gamble"
- the "Robert Bosch GmbH" which has a plant in Crailsheim
- the Gerhard Schubert GmbH
The following places belong to Crailsheim: Ingersheim with Altenmünster and Rodmühle, Tiefenbach, Onolzheim, Roßfeld, Jagstheim, Westgartshausen, Goldbach, Triensbach and Beuerlbach.
Neighboring places are: Satteldorf, Kreßberg, Fichtenau, Stimpfach, Frankenhardt, Vellberg, Ilshofen and Kirchberg an der Jagst.
Crailsheim has four sister-cities:
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
http://www.ansbach.army.mil/sites/about/history.asp
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