Kirchheim-unter-Teck

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KIRCHHEIM-UNTER-TECK, a town of Germany, in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, is prettily situated on the Lauter, at the north-west foot of the Rauhe Aib, 15 m. S.E. of Stuttgart by rail. Pop. (1905), 8830. The town has a royal castle built in 1538, two schools and several benevolent institutions. The manufactures include cotton goods, damask, pianofortes, machinery, furniture, chemicals and cement. The town also has wool-spinning establishments and breweries, and a corn exchange. It is the most important wool market in South Germany, and has also a trade in fruit, timber and pigs. In the vicinity are the ruins of the castle of Teck, the hereditary stTronghold of the dukes of that name. Kirchheim has belonged to Wurttemberg since 1381.

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