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| Schwäbisch Hall | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 40.440 (2019) | |
| height | 301 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)791 751-216 www.schwaebischhall.de | |
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The town Schwäbisch Hall lies in the area of Haller level in the Hohenloher level.
background
The city was only called Hall until 1941, when it was given its current name. The residents continue to call the city just Hall.
Hall was first mentioned in the 11th century, has been a city since 1204 and became a free imperial city in 1280. The right to mint coins (the Brighter) and through the salt production Hall came to a certain prosperity. In 1802 Hall came to the Kingdom of Württemberg.
Between 1930 and 1936 the places Steinbach, Hagenbach and Hessental were incorporated, the places Bibersfeld, Gailenkirchen, Gelbingen, Eltershofen, Weckrieden, Tüngental and Sulzdorf followed from 1972 to 1975. The city is divided into 17 districts. Schwäbisch Hall is the capital of the district of the same name in the region Heilbronn-Franconia.
getting there
By plane
- The next notable airports are the Stuttgart Airport
(IATA: STR) and the Nuremberg Airport(IATA: NUE) - In Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental it is 1 Adolf-Würth-Airport(ICAO: EDTY).
- In the immediate vicinity is the 2 Schwäbisch Hall-Weckrieden airfield.
By train
The route 783 Heilbronn - Öhringen - Crailsheim goes through the 3 Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental train station
and the 4 Schwäbisch Hall station. In addition, Schwäbisch Hall is connected to Stuttgart and Crailsheim / Nuremberg every hour. The regional express trains on this route stop in Schwäbisch Hall-Hessenthal and can all be reached by bus number 1.
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In the street
- The B14 of Mainhardt coming goes through Schwäbisch Hall and to A6
43 towards the east. - The B19 of Gaildorf coming goes through the city on the route of the B14, but then leads to Kupferzell A6 42 westward.
- The public transport is from Schwäbisch Hall roundabout served.
- The Castle Road leads through the place.
By bicycle
- The Kocher-Jagst cycle path leads through Schwäbisch Hall in the Kocher Valley. Likewise the Castle Road Cycle Path from Mannheim to Praguethat of Waldenburg coming through Schwäbisch Hall.
mobility
Map of Schwäbisch Hall
The old town can be easily explored on foot. Otherwise, it is advisable to purchase a day pass City Zone 10 of the Schwäbisch Hall roundabout for € 6.00 (as of 2013).
Tourist Attractions
building
- 1 Saint Michael: It has been the city's landmark for 850 years. The staircase is famous: 54 steps lead up to the entrance. The well-known performances of the Open air games instead, in the beginning there was only the annual Anyone in the repertoire. If the 54 steps are not enough, you can climb another 160 to the tower. And if the theater is not enough for you, there is still one Music in St. Michael.
- 2 town hall A baroque building from 1735
- 3 Benedictine monastery Comburg: In the district of Steinbach above the city center is the Comburg. The monastery from 1085 is a castle-like complex, it is freely accessible during the day. Worth seeing: St. Nikolaus collegiate church. Guided tours by appointment on 0791 938 185. Open Apr-Oct Tue-Fri from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat and Sun 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission adults including guided tour € 5. Registration in the museum café. There is also one at the Comburg Academy for teacher training of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Museums
- 4 Hall-Franconian Museum, Keckenhof 6, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall. Tel.: (0)791 751-360, Fax: (0)791 751-305, Email: [email protected]. The museum is in the city center of the old town and consists of 7 historical buildings. The central point is that Keckenturm from the 13th century. It presents the history of the city and the region on over 3000 m² of exhibition space. The focus is, for example, on the Middle Ages, imperial city society in the Baroque era and salt extraction from brine from the Celtic period to the 19th century. The collection of painted shooting targets deserves special attention, but also the Magic lantern.Open: Tue-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., on Good Friday, April 24th, 25th and 31.12. closed.Price: € 2.50 for adults.
- 5 House at Lange Strasse 49. The Poor people house in the Katharinenvorstadt shows architecture and social life of the last 500 years, open by appointment in the Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum.
- 6 Gallery on the market. Tel.: (0)791 978 0186. The Kunstverein Schwäbisch Hall exhibits contemporary art.Open: Wed-Fri 3pm - 6pm, Sat / Sun 12pm - 6pm.Price: Admission is free.
- 7 Hohenloher Open Air Museum Wackershofen (Open . When arriving by car with GPS: Moorwiesenweg). Tel.: (0)791 97 101 0. In the district of Wackershofen there are around 60 original buildings with furniture and work equipment on an area of approx. 40 hectares, even the typical animals such as sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. are present. Life in one Hohenloher village, in a Wine landscape or in the Forest mountains can be understood using practical examples.Open: March and April Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m., May-Sept daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Oct-9 Nov Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Price: Admission adults € 7, with HNV day ticket € 5.
- 8 Hall Fire Brigade Museum, Ripperg 3, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall. Exhibits from the history of the fire brigade are shown right next to the stove on the site of a former spinning mill, which, tellingly, was destroyed in a fire. Extinguishing operations with the old devices can be demonstrated on request. Open also by appointment on Tel. 0791 41747.
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.Open: Open May-Sept. 1st and 3rd Sun, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Oct-Apr 1st Sun on Mon.Price: Admission adults € 2.50, children € 1.50. - 9 Johanniterkirche, In Weiler 1, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall. Open: Tue-Sun, public holidays 11 am-5pm.Price: free entry.
- 10 Kunsthalle Würth. Tel.: (0)791 946 7214. The house offers constantly changing special exhibitions by contemporary artists.Open: daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.Price: Admission is free.
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theatre
- 1 Gerhard's puppets (Germany's largest and oldest puppet theater), Theater im Schafstall, Im Lindach 9, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall. Tel.: (0)791 48536, (0)791 48536 (Reservations). The theater has 172 seats, the hall in the listed building was renovated in 2012.
activities
- Bathing, swimming
- Schenkensee leisure pool. Outdoor pool and sauna park.
- Brine Bath Hall. Salt content 3-4%, outdoor pools, indoor pools, saunas.
- Waldbad Gelbingen
- Theater visit:
- Open air games
- Haller Globe Theater
- Cake and fountain festival of the Haller Salzsieder, annually on the weekend of Pentecost
- To go biking:
- Kocher-Jagst cycle path
- Cycling along the Castle Road
- Bühlertal cycle path with cross connections
- hike
- To the Einkorn panoramic mountain (510 m above sea level), hiking trail 1 from the center
- On the Jakobsweg, section between Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Rottenburg am Neckar
Sports
- The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns play American football in the German Football League (first Bundesliga) South and were able to reach the championship title in 2011 & 2012 and the final in 2014 and 2015. In the 2016 season (as in 2015) they also took part in the European big six, the highest European competition for club teams.
- 2 Optima sports park. Home of the Unicorns.
Regular events
- In the Hohenloher Museum there is a weekend in mid-May South German cheese market. Over 200 traditionally produced regional cheese specialties are offered to try and buy.
- Pentecost is Cake and fountain festival in memory of the salt tradition. There are historical parades, music, dance and, above all, delicacies with salt.
shop
The Weekly market takes place every Wednesday and Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the market square.
kitchen
- 1 Gasthaus and Hotel Zum Hirsch ***, Sulzdorferstrasse 14th. Tel.: 49 (0)7919390220, Fax: 49 (0)79193902211, Email: [email protected].
The Gasthaus and Hotel Zum Hirsch impresses with its regional, fresh cuisine and family hospitality.Characteristic: ★★★.Open: Mon-Sat: 11:15 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun: 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Check-in: by arrangement.Check-out: by arrangement.Price: EUR.facebook url used
nightlife
- 1 Club Alpha 60, Stuttgarter Str. 7, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall. Tel.: (0)791 7866.
- Old brewery. (next to the Würth Museum).
- Old slaughterhouse. (in Haalstrasse).
accommodation
- 2 Steinbacher See campsite, Mühlsteige 26, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall-Steinbach. Tel.: 49(0)791 2984.
- 3 Auwiese motorhome parking space. until 2017[outdated] , Access via Heilbronner Straße, Salinenstraße, Spitalmühlenstraße.
- 4 Friends of Nature House Lemberghaus, Lemberghaus 1, 74545 Michelfeld. Tel.: 49(0)791 6740.
- 5 Hotel Garni Soelch (The Sölchebäck), Hauffstrasse 14th. Tel.: 49(0)791 9466466 0.
- 6 Hotel Scholl, Klosterstrasse 2 - 4. Tel.: 49 (0)791 9755 0.
- 7 Hotel-Restaurant Sonneck, Fischweg 2, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall-Gottwollshausen. Tel.: 49(0)791 970670.
- 8 Ringhotel Die Krone, Wirtsgasse 1, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental. Tel.: 49(0)791 94 030.
- 9 Ringhotel Hohenlohe, Hamlet gate 14. Tel.: 49(0)791 75 87 0.
- 10 Romantic Hotel "Der Adelshof", At the market 12. Tel.: 49(0)791 75 89 0.
- 11 Hotel to the deer, Sulzdorfer Str. 14. Tel.: 49(0)791 9390220.
- 12 Hotel Smartino, Dolanallee 17. Tel.: 49(0)791 85659595.
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Web links
- http://www.schwaebischhall.de - Official website of Schwäbisch Hall
