Schwaebisch Hall in the Kocher Valley

5 March 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Historic town centre © Re-Zensor

Historic town centre © Re-Zensor

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.   read more…

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