Gschwend is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

state of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, in

Ostalbkreis The Ostalbkreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-Murr. ...

district.

Notable people

*Philipp Gottlieb Osiander (1803–1876), born in Frickenhofen, Oberamtmann and Member of

Landtag A Landtag (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence in non- ...

*Friedrich von Schmidt (1825–1891), born in Frickenhofen, architect of many churches and town halls in new-gothic style *Christian Dietrich (1844–1919), Swabian old-pietist *Peter Jakob Schober (1897–1983), painter *Lina Haag (1907–2012) resistance fighter Sonntagsblatt Ausgabe 18/2007 vom 6. Mai 2007: ''Eine Überlebensgeschichte. Die 100-jährige KZ-Überlebende Lina Haag und ihr Buch »Eine Hand voll Staub«''
. *Erich Schneider (born 1933), politician (CDU), President of Landtag Baden-Württemberg from 1982 till 1992 *

Theodore Frederic Molt Theodore Frederic Molt (originally Johann Friedrich Molt; 13 February 1795 – 16 November 1856) was a German-born music teacher, composer and organist in Canada. He published several works on teaching methods in music. Life Molt was born in Gschw ...

(1795–1856), organist and composer in Canada, was born here

References

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