Schwäbisch Hall (district)

Infobox German district
name=Schwäbisch Hall
state=Baden-Württemberg
capital=Schwäbisch Hall
regierungsbezirk=Stuttgart
region=Heilbronn-Franken
area=1,484.03
population=188,062
population_as_of=2002
density=127
carsign=SHA
url= [http://www.landkreis-schwaebisch-hall.de landkreis-schwaebisch-hall]

Schwäbisch-Hall is a district ("Kreis") in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Main-Tauber, the Bavarian district Ansbach, Ostalbkreis, Rems-Murr and Hohenlohe.

History

The district dates back to the "Oberamt Schwäbisch Hall", which was created in 1803, when the previously free imperial city Schwäbisch Hall became part of Württemberg. After several minor changes it was converted into a district in 1938. In 1973 it was merged with the district Crailsheim and the area around Gaildorf, which was part of the also dissolved district Backnang.

Geography

The two rivers Jagst and Kocher, tributaries to the Neckar, flow through the district. The landscapes covered by the district are the Hohenlohe plain ("Hohenloher Ebene"), the Swabian-Franconian forest hills ("Schwäbisch-Fränkischen Waldberge") and the "Frankenhöhe".

Partnerships

The district maintains partnerships with the district Delitzsch in the Free State of Saxony and the Polish commune of Zamość.

Coat of arms

Cities and towns

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-schwaebisch-hall.de Official website] (German)