Schwaebisch Hall in the Kocher Valley
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Historic town centre © Re-Zensor
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Schwäbisch Hall (or
Hall for short) is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg and capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg. The first part of the name, “Schwäbisch” refers to the name of the region, Swabia. The most probable origin of the second part of the name “Hall” is a west Germanic word family that means “drying something by heating it”, likely referring to the salt production method of heating salty groundwater. The salt mine closed in 1925. As of December 31, 2009, Schwäbisch Hall has a population of 36,799. The residents of Schwäbisch Hall come from over 100 countries. Schwäbisch Hall has a mix of historic and modern buildings.
Schwäbisch Hall is the most important regional economic hub between Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Nuremberg. Formerly, salt was important to Schwäbisch Hall. However, salt isn’t as important anymore and Schwäbisch. The economy is currently shaped by a group of medium-sized industrial companies. In the 1970s Schwäbisch Hall expanded when some agricultural villages became part of the municipality. Schwäbisch Hall economy is based mainly on trade and services sectors. Businesses from the property finance, solar energy and telecommunications sectors have their headquarters in Schwäbisch Hall. Today it is known for Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG , a housing credit company, as well as a local centre for service industries.
Houses mostly from the 17th century, in the middle the medieval Josenturm St Joseph’s tower © Waterproof947
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 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 includes the
Salt Festival where the historical salt economy of the town is celebrated, the
Summer Night Festival , the
Baker’s Oven Festival and the
Christmas Market which includes traditional handicrafts.
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