Neresheim is a town in the

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, in

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 ...

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. It is situated northeast of Heidenheim, and southeast of

Aalen Aalen () is a former Free Imperial City located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about east of Stuttgart and north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district and is its largest town. It is also the large ...

. It's the home of the

Neresheim Abbey Neresheim Abbey or the Abbey of Saints Ulrich and Afra, Neresheim (german: Abtei Neresheim or ) is located above the town of Neresheim in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany. It is now a Benedictine monastery and is part of the Beuronese Congregat ...

, which still hosts monks, was '' Reichsfrei'' until the

German Mediatisation German mediatisation (; german: deutsche Mediatisierung) was the major territorial restructuring that took place between 1802 and 1814 in Germany and the surrounding region by means of the mass mediatisation and secularisation of a large number ...

and was built by Balthasar Neumann. Another notable touristic attraction is the

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Härtsfeldbahn. Neresheim is listed on the

Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (, , ; ) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the ''étoile'' ...

in Paris, France, along with 95 other sites of battles won by the French army.Arc de Triomphe
on Parisrama.com Neresheim - panoramio (4)

Born in Neresheim

Oscar F. Mayer Oscar Ferdinand Mayer (March 29, 1859 – March 11, 1955) was a German American who founded the processed-meat firm Oscar Mayer that bears his name. Early life and career Mayer was born in Kösingen (now part of Neresheim), in the Kingdom of ...

(1859–1955), founder of the Oscar Mayer meat production company, was born in Kösingen, today a borough of Neresheim. *

Andreas Zeyer Andreas Zeyer (born 9 June 1968) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the twin brother of Michael Zeyer. Honours * Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () ...

(born 1968), retired German football player *

Michael Zeyer Michael "Zico" Zeyer (born 9 June 1968) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the twin brother of Andreas Zeyer. Honours * Bundesliga runner-up: 1994 * DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout fo ...

(born 1968), retired German football player *

Karl Bonhoeffer Karl Bonhoeffer (; March 31, 1868 – December 4, 1948) was a German neurologist, psychiatrist and physician. Life Bonhoeffer was born in Neresheim in the Kingdom of Württemberg to Friedrich von Bonhoeffer (1828–1907), who worked as judg ...

(1868–1948), psychiatrist and neurologist, father of theologian

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer (; 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and anti-Nazi dissident who was a key founding member of the Confessing Church. His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have ...

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Towns in Baden-Württemberg Ostalbkreis Württemberg {{Ostalbkreis-geo-stub