- Neresheim
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Neresheim Neresheim, abbey in background Coordinates 48°45′15″N 10°20′4″E / 48.75417°N 10.33444°ECoordinates: 48°45′15″N 10°20′4″E / 48.75417°N 10.33444°E Administration Country Germany State Baden-Württemberg Admin. region Stuttgart District Ostalbkreis Town subdivisions 6 Stadtteile Mayor Gerd Dannenmann Basic statistics Area 118.56 km2 (45.78 sq mi) Elevation 503 m (1650 ft) Population 8,020 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 68 /km2 (175 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate AA Postal code 73450 Area codes 07326, Elchingen 07367 Website www.neresheim.de Neresheim is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of Heidenheim, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Aalen. It's the home of the famous monastery of Neresheim, which still hosts monks, was Reichsfrei until the German Mediatisation and was built by Balthasar Neumann.
Neresheim is listed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, along with 95 other sites of battles won by the French army.[2]
Notable residents
Born in Neresheim
- Oscar F. Mayer (1859–1955), founder of the Oscar Mayer meat production company, was born in Kösingen, today a borough of Neresheim.
- Andreas Zeyer (born 1968), retired German football player
- Michael Zeyer (born 1968), retired German football player
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.
- ^ Arc de Triomphe on Parisrama.com
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