Schwäbisch Hall (; 'Swabian Hall'; from 1802 until 1934 and colloquially: ''Hall''
) is a city in the
German state
The Federal Republic of Germany is a federation and consists of sixteen partly sovereign ''states''. Of the sixteen states, thirteen are so-called area-states ('Flächenländer'); in these, below the level of the state government, there is a ...
of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...
located in the valley of the
Kocher river, the longest tributary (together with its headwater
Lein) of the
Neckar
The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar ...
river. The closest larger city is
Heilbronn
Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District.
From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...
, and Schwäbisch Hall lies north-east of the state capital of
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...
. It is the seat of the
district (''Landkreis'') of Schwäbisch Hall.
Unlike its name might suggest,
Schwäbisch Hall lies in the region of
Heilbronn-Franconia, the
East Franconian
East Franconian ( ), usually referred to as Franconian (' ) in German, is a dialect spoken in Franconia, the northern part of the federal state of Bavaria and other areas in Germany around Nuremberg, Bamberg, Coburg, Würzburg, Hof, Bayreuth, ...
-speaking northeasternmost part of Baden-Württemberg, which is culturally and linguistically more closely related to the adjoining region of
Franconia
Franconia ( ; ; ) is a geographical region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect (). Franconia is made up of the three (governmental districts) of Lower Franconia, Lower, Middle Franconia, Middle and Upper Franco ...
in neighbouring
Bavaria
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...
than to the
Alemannic-speaking regions of
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...
,
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Ba ...
, Switzerland,
Bavarian Swabia,
Vorarlberg
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,
Alsace
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and
Liechtenstein
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.
The city's main landmarks are the market square with St Michael's Church (
St. Michaelskirche),
Comburg Castle (a former
Benedictine
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
monastery) with St Nicholas' Church (
St. Nikolaus und St. Maria), and the Hallian-Franconian Museum (
Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum), dedicated to the art and history of Schwäbisch Hall and surrounding
Heilbronn-Franconia.
Schwäbisch Hall was a
Free Imperial City within the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
for five centuries until it was annexed by
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...
in 1802.
Etymology
"Schwäbisch" refers to the
Swabian League
The Swabian League () was a military alliance of Imperial State, imperial estates – Free imperial city, imperial cities, prelates, principalities and knights – principally in the territory of the early Middle Ages, medieval stem duchy of S ...
(German: ''Schwäbischer Bund''). The origin of the second part of the name, "Hall", is unclear. It might be derived from a
West Germanic
The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic languages, Germanic family of languages (the others being the North Germanic languages, North Germanic and the extinct East Germanic languages, East Germ ...
word family that means "drying something by heating it", possibly referring to the
open-pan salt making method used there until the
saltworks closed down in 1925.
History
Early history

Salt was produced from
brine
Brine (or briny water) is a high-concentration solution of salt (typically sodium chloride or calcium chloride) in water. In diverse contexts, ''brine'' may refer to the salt solutions ranging from about 3.5% (a typical concentration of seawat ...
by the
Celts
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at the site of Schwäbisch Hall as early as the fifth century BCE.
The town was first mentioned in a document called ''Öhringer Stiftungsbrief'' dating from 1063.
The village probably belonged first to the ''Counts of
Comburg-Rothenburg'' and went from them to the Imperial house of
Hohenstaufen
The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynast ...
(ca 1116). It was probably Emperor
Frederick I who founded the imperial mint and started the coining of the so-called ''
Heller''. Hall flourished through the production of salt and coins. Since 1204 it has been called a town.
After the fall of the house of Hohenstaufen, Hall defended itself successfully against the claims of a noble family in the neighbourhood
(the ''Schenken von Limpurg''). The conflict was finally settled in 1280 by
Rudolph I of Habsburg; this allowed the undisturbed development into a
Free Imperial City (''Reichsstadt'') of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
. Emperor
Louis IV the Bavarian granted a constitution that settled internal conflicts (''Erste Zwietracht'') in 1340. After this, the city was governed by the inner council (''Innerer Rat'') which was composed of twelve noblemen, six "middle burghers" and eight craftsmen. The head of the council was the ''Stättmeister'' (mayor). A second phase of internal conflicts 1510–12 (''Zweite Zwietracht'') brought the dominating role of the nobility to an end. The confrontation with the noble families was started by Stättmeister ''Hermann Büschler'', whose daughter ''Anna Büschler'' is the subject of a popular book by professor
Steven Ozment ("The Bürgermeister's Daughter: Scandal in a sixteenth-century German city"). The leading role was taken over by a group of families who turned into a new ruling class. Amongst them where the ''Bonhöffers'', the ancestors of
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (; 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, neo-orthodox theologian and anti-Nazi dissident who was a key founding member of the Confessing Church. His writings on Christianity's role in the s ...
.
Middle ages
From the 14th to the 16th centuries, Hall systematically acquired a large territory in the surrounding area, mostly from noble families and the
Comburg monastery. The wealth of this era can still be seen in some
gothic buildings like St. Michael's Church (rebuilt 1427–1526) with its impressive stairway (1507). The city joined the
Protestant Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and ...
very early.
Johannes Brenz, a follower of
Martin Luther
Martin Luther ( ; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, Theology, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Reformation, Pr ...
, was made pastor of St. Michael's Church in 1522 and quickly began to reform the church and the school system along Lutheran lines.
Hall suffered severely during the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...
, though it was never
besieged or scene of a
battle
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. However, it was forced to pay enormous sums to the armies of the various parties, especially to the
imperial, Swedish and French troops, who also committed numerous atrocities and plundered the city and the surrounding area. Between 1634 and 1638 every fifth inhabitant died of hunger and disease, especially from the
bubonic plague
Bubonic plague is one of three types of Plague (disease), plague caused by the Bacteria, bacterium ''Yersinia pestis''. One to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu-like symptoms develop. These symptoms include fever, headaches, and ...
. The war left the city an impoverished and economically ruined place. But with the help of reorganizations of salt production and trade and a growing
wine
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trade, there was an astonishingly fast recovery.
17th century to early 20th century
Fires were a constant threat to the mostly wooden houses. The great fires of 1680 and especially of 1728 destroyed much of the city, which led to new buildings in the
Baroque
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style, such as the city hall.

The
Napoleonic wars
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brought the history of Hall as a Free Imperial City to an end. Following the
Treaty of Lunéville
The Treaty of Lunéville (or Peace of Lunéville) was signed in the Treaty House of Lunéville on 9 February 1801. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Emperor Francis II, who signed on his own behalf as ruler of the hereditary do ...
(1801), the duke of
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...
was allowed by
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
to occupy the city and several other minor states as a compensation for territories on the
Left Bank of the Rhine that fell to France. This took place in 1802 — Hall lost its territory and its political independence and became a (seat of an , comparable to a
county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
). Ownership of the salt works was handed over to the state. A long economic crisis during the 19th century forced many citizens to move to other places in Germany or to emigrate overseas, mostly to the United States. While other towns like
Heilbronn
Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District.
From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...
grew steadily due to the
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succee ...
, the population of Hall stagnated. The economic situation improved during the second half of the 19th century — a main factor was the
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
line to Heilbronn (1862) — but was not followed by a significant growth of the city. It was not until the 1920s and 1930s that new settlements were built on the heights surrounding the old town. Hall also grew through the incorporation of Steinbach (1930) and Hessental (1936).
In 1827, a health spa was established on one of the islands in the Kocher river. Especially after the building of the railway (1862) it became a considerable economical factor. The well-preserved old town also brought a rising number of tourists. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Hall has developed many festivities. Especially well known are the theatre productions which are performed every year in the centre of the city on the steps of St. Michael.
Nazi Germany and World War II
In 1934, Hall was officially named ''Schwäbisch Hall''. During the
Third Reich
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictat ...
a
Luftwaffe
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air base
An airbase (stylised air base in American English), sometimes referred to as a military airbase, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base, is an aerodrome or airport used as a mi ...
was built at Hessental.
During
Kristallnacht
( ) or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom(s) (, ), was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's (SA) and (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation from the Hitler Youth and German civilia ...
on 9 November 1938, local Nazis burned the synagogue in Steinbach and devastated shops and houses of Jewish citizens.
Approximately 40 Jewish citizens of Schwäbisch Hall fell victim to the
Holocaust
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in extermination camps in Eastern Europe.
In 1944 a
concentration camp
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was established next to the train station Hall-Hessental. The train station at Hall was targeted by an American air raid on February 23, 1945, but the devastation was mostly limited to the suburbs of St. Katharina and Unterlimpurg. The city was occupied by
US Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United Stat ...
troops on April 17, 1945, without serious resistance; though several buildings were destroyed or damaged, the historical old town suffered comparatively little.
Post World War II
In 1960, Schwäbisch Hall reached the status of a .
This means that the city took over some tasks of the district.
From the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War, Dolan Barracks and Schwäbisch Hall Army Air Field was a
kaserne which hosted a series of US Army aviation units and ordnance units until it was turned back over to German control in 1993.
Demographics
As of December 31, 2009, Schwäbisch Hall has a population of 36,799. The residents come from over 100 countries.
As of December 31, 2008, there are 18,838 Protestants, 7,375 Roman Catholics and 10,234 who are either in another religion or not religious. In 2017 Schwäbisch Hall had a population of over 39,000.
Climate
Architecture
Schwäbisch Hall has a mix of historic and modern buildings.
The older are mostly medieval, and with Timber Frame, Gothic and Baroque styles dominating the city centre. The more modern are on the outskirts and suburbs, helping preserve the history of the city.
Schwäbisch Hall - Rathaus.jpg, City hall by night
2016 - Germany (27677805373).jpg, Ensemble of houses with modern ''Kunsthalle Würth''
SH Johanniterhalle 07.JPG, Johanniterhalle, exhibition site of Darmstadt Madonna
Culture
There is an outdoor summer theatre which performs on the open-air staircase at St. Michael's Church and at the Globe Theatre.
The ''Hällisch-Frankische Museum'' and the Hohenloher Freilandmuseum (
Wackershofen open air museum) shows the history of the region starting from the Middle Ages.
The ''Kunsthalle Würth'', a modern art gallery, can be explored to see paintings, graphic art, and sculptures dating from the 19th century onward.
Schwäbisch Hall and the surrounding area offer a plenty of leisure activities which includes sports flying, swimming, hiking and cycling.
Other parts of the city's culture include the Salt Festival where the historical salt economy of the city is celebrated, the Summer Night Festival, the Baker's Oven Festival and the Christmas Market which includes traditional handicrafts.
Education
Schwäbisch Hall has a long tradition as a city of learning.
Schwäbisch Hall offers education opportunities through vocational schools and various technical schools. Programs are offered in schools such as Schwäbisch Hall Evangelical School of Social Work, Social Service Department of Social Professions, Protestant vocational school for the elderly, School of Alternative Education Nursing, School of Nursing and the Ayurvedic teaching and training institute, the Institute of Ayurveda and Yoga.
Due to a branch of the
Goethe-Institut
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at Schwäbisch Hall, the city attracts up to 2,000 students a year, coming from countries around the world to study the German language.
The programs are especially popular during the summer, as college students attend the program over their break to earn credits and improve their German.
The City Archives Hall is a documentation centre, which allows for historical research and memory management.
The duties of the City Archives Hall are the ordering, preparing, evaluating and management of its archives and collections, to support historical research, to collaborate in exhibitions and to publish its own or other publications on the history of Schwäbisch Hall.
The archive keeps official records and files of the present city administration and its predecessors, and of collection items of different type and origin, which refer to the city, such as photographs, posters, graphics, paintings, maps and plans, or a newspaper clipping collection.
There are also extensive library collections in the literature on the history of Schwäbisch Hall and the region, as well as valuable historical prints.
Politics
The Lord Mayor of Schwäbisch Hall is Daniel Bullinger, elected in July 2021.
[ He succeeded Hermann-Josef Pelgrim, who had been in office since 1997.] The city administration was an early mover in the migration from Microsoft Windows
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to Linux
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and open source software
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in the early years of the 21st century.
Next scheduled elections for citizens of Schwäbisch Hall
Economy
Schwäbisch Hall is the most important regional economic hub between Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
, Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...
and Nuremberg
Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...
. Formerly, salt was important to Schwäbisch Hall, but today the economy is shaped by a group of medium-sized companies, focusing mainly on trade and services sectors. A number of businesses dealing in property finance, solar energy and telecommunications sectors also have their headquarters in Schwäbisch Hall. Notable companies are '' Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG'', a housing credit company, founded in 1944 and RECARO Aircraft Seating, an aircraft seats manufacturer.
Annually, there are up to 600 overnight stays in Schwäbisch Hall hotels by Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut (; GI, ''Goethe Institute'') is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit German culture, cultural organization operational worldwide with more than 150 cultural centres, promoting the study of the German language abroad and en ...
students.
Transport
Roads
Schwäbisch Hall has an exit on the Autobahn 6 (Heilbronn–Nürnberg). Federal highways 14 (Stuttgart–Nürnberg) and 19 (Ulm–Aalen–Schwäbisch Hall–Würzburg) also run through the city.
Railways
Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental station is at the junction of the Waiblingen–Schwäbisch Hall railway and the Crailsheim–Heilbronn railway and Schwäbisch Hall station (the city station) is on the Crailsheim–Heilbronn railway.
Aviation
The city is served by two aerodromes, very close to each other, but neither offers commercial air transport. To the North of Tüngentaler Strasse is the recreational grass airfield of Weckrieden (EDTX), to the South is Adolf Würth Airport (EDTY), closely associated with the Würth group of companies and hosting their own business jet operations.
Health
Schwäbisch Hall has a history with brine
Brine (or briny water) is a high-concentration solution of salt (typically sodium chloride or calcium chloride) in water. In diverse contexts, ''brine'' may refer to the salt solutions ranging from about 3.5% (a typical concentration of seawat ...
. The first brine bath started in 1827.[ Diakonie-Krankenhaus, with 574 beds, is the main hospital in Schwäbisch Hall.][ There are 100 general practitioners, medical specialists and physiotherapists in Schwäbisch Hall.][ There are health fairs such as Well-Vital Health Fair and the Haller Gesundheits- und Naturheiltagen in Schwäbisch Hall.][
]
Sports
The sports played in Schwäbisch Hall include swimming, light athletics, tennis, shooting, soccer, baseball, handball and American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
. There are 22 sports halls and 25 outdoor playing fields. The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns have been among the preeminent German American football teams ever since their two national championships in 2011 and 2012. The Unicorns are further notable for being the former team of Moritz Böhringer.
Twin towns – sister cities
Schwäbisch Hall is twinned with:
* Épinal
Épinal (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department.
Geography
The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, so ...
, France (1964)
* Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a popula ...
, England, United Kingdom (1966)
* Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lappeenranta is approximately , while the Lappeenranta sub-r ...
, Finland (1985)
* Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz (; ) is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital o ...
, Germany (1988)
* Zamość
Zamość (; ; ) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021.
Zamość was founded in 1580 by Jan Zamoyski ...
, Poland (1989)
* Balıkesir
Balıkesir () is a city in the Marmara Region, Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province ...
, Turkey (2006)
*
Notable people
* Melchior Hofmann (around 1500–1543), anabaptist leader.
* Thomas Schweicker (1540–1602), armless artist, used his feet to create his art.
* Johann Ulrich Steigleder (1593–1635), Baroque
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...
composer and organist
* Friedrich David Gräter (1768–1830), was one of the founders of Scandinavian studies
Scandinavian studies or ''Scandinavistics'' is an interdisciplinary academic field of area studies, mainly in the United States and Germany, that primarily focuses on the Scandinavian languages (also known as North Germanic languages) and cultura ...
and Germanic philology
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The beginnings of research into the Germanic languages began in the 16th century, wi ...
.
* Prince Frederick of Württemberg (1808–1870), prince from House of Württemberg
The House of Württemberg is an uradel, ancient German nobility, German dynasty and former royal family of the Kingdom of Württemberg.
History County
The House probably originated in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty. Around 1080 the ancestors ...
* Louis Braun (1836–1916), painter, mostly of battle scenes.
* Otto Ruff (1871–1939), fluorine chemist
* Maria Kiene (1889–1979), teacher and child welfare association head
* Walter Haeussermann (1914 in Künzelsau – 2010), German-American aerospace engineer and physicist
* Hans Beißwenger (1916–1943), Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe () was the aerial warfare, aerial-warfare branch of the before and during World War II. German Empire, Germany's military air arms during World War I, the of the Imperial German Army, Imperial Army and the of the Imperial Ge ...
pilot
* Wolfgang Gönnenwein (1933–2015), conductor and music educator
* Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1935–2004), ninth head of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
* Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1936–1997), princess from the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
* Joachim Rücker (born 1951), diplomat
* Susanne Erding-Swiridoff (born 1955), composer and curator.
* Bettina Würth (born 1961), Swiss billionaire businesswoman from the Würth Group.
* Hartmut Abendschein (born 1969), German – Swiss writer
* Heinrich Schmieder (1970–2010), actor
Sport
* Marco Sailer (born 1985), footballer, played over 310 games
* Tobias Weis (born 1985), footballer, played 226 games
* Louk Sorensen (born 1985), Irish former tennis player
* Jonas Koch (born 1993), cyclist
References
External links
Official website
*
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