Crailsheim
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Location of the town of Crailsheim within Schwäbisch Hall district
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| Coordinates | 49°08′5″N 10°04′14″E / 49.13472°N 10.07056°ECoordinates: 49°08′5″N 10°04′14″E / 49.13472°N 10.07056°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Schwäbisch Hall |
| Town subdivisions | Core city and 8 districts |
| Lord Mayor | Rudolf Michl (SPD) |
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| Area | 109.08 km2 (42.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 414 m (1358 ft) |
| Population | 33,021 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 303 /km2 (784 /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 |
Crailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, 32 km east of Schwäbisch Hall, 40 km southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall district, incorporated in 1338.
The city's main attractions are the two Evangelical churches, the Catholic Church and the town hall's 67 meters high tower.
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[edit] History
Crailsheim prides itself with the tale of it successfully withstanding a siege by the three imperial cities Schwäbisch Hall, Dinkelsbühl, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber forces lasting from 1379 until 1380, a feat which is annually celebrated. In conclusion of the siege, Crailsheim became possession of the Burgrave of Nuremberg. In 1791 it became part of the Prussian administrative region, in 1806 Crailsheim returned to Bavaria and finally became a part of Württemberg in 1810.
After chasing away a US Sherman battle tank, the entire city was thoroughly destroyed as a result of Allied bombings in World War II. The Johanneskirche (St. John's Church) being the only unharmed building. Subsequently to World War II, Crailsheim became home to the U.S. Army's McKee Barracks which closed on January 15, 1994.
Major employers in the Crailsheim area are:
- Voith
- a subsidiary of the American Procter & Gamble corporation
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Gerhard Schubert GmbH
The following boroughs comprise the Crailsheim municipality: Ingersheim with Altenmünster and Rotmühle, Tiefenbach, Onolzheim, Roßfeld, Jagstheim, Westgartshausen, Goldbach, Triensbach and Beuerlbach.
[edit] Twin towns
Crailsheim is twinned with
- Worthington Minnesota in the United States
Pamiers in France 
Jurbarkas in Lithuania 
Biłgoraj in Poland 
[edit] Crailsheim Merlins
The Crailsheim Merlins are a successful basketball team. They were founded on January 31, 1986. They originally played in lower leagues. In 1995 they obtained a new sports hall and as a result they became better and in 2001 they were promoted to the German Bundes League of basketball. In the 2009 season they climbed the Pro A league ladder and play there now with 17 high-flying players.
[edit] Personalities
- Wolfgang Meyer, born 1954 is a German clarinetist.
- Philipp Gottfried Alexander, 10th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg born 20 January 1970.
- Hans Scholl, Born in 22 September 1918 when the city was named Ingersheim, was a founding member of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany. Senteced for treason in a Nazi court and decapitated on 22 February 1943.
- Eva Schorr, (born 28 September 1927) is a German painter and composer.
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
- History about Crailsheim (English)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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