Crailsheim

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Crailsheim
The Johanneskirche, built between 1398 and 1440, is one of the oldest buildings in Crailsheim
Coordinates	49°08′05″N 10°04′14″E / 49.13472°N 10.07056°E / 49.13472; 10.07056
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Schwäbisch Hall
Town subdivisions	Core city and 8 districts
Lord Mayor	Andreas Raab (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	109.08 km2 (42.12 sq mi)
Elevation	414 m  (1358 ft)
Population	32,856  (31 December 2006)
- Density	301 /km2 (780 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SHA
Postal code	74564
Area code	07951
Website	www.crailsheim.de
Location of the town of Crailsheim within Schwäbisch Hall district

Crailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, 32 km east of Schwäbisch Hall, 40 km southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall district, incorporated in 1338.

The city's main attractions are the two Evangelical churches, the Catholic Church and the town hall's 67 meters high tower.

Crailsheim prides itself with the tale of it successfully withstanding a siege by the three imperial cities Schwäbisch Hall, Dinkelsbühl, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber forces lasting from 1379 until 1380, a feat which is annually celebrated. In conclusion of the siege, Crailsheim became possession of the Burgrave of Nuremberg. In 1791 it became part of the Prussian administrative region, in 1806 Crailsheim returned to Bavaria and finally became a part of Württemberg in 1810.

The entire city was thoroughly destroyed as a result of allied bombings in World War II. The Johanneskirche (St. John's Church) being the only unharmed building. Subsequently to World War II, Crailsheim became home to the U.S. Army's McKee Barracks which closed on January 15, 1994.

Major employers in the Crailsheim area are

• "Voith"
• a subsidiary of the American "Procter & Gamble corporation"
• the "Robert Bosch GmbH"
• the Gerhard Schubert GmbH

Following boroughs comprise the Crailsheim municipality: Ingersheim with Altenmünster and Rotmühle, Tiefenbach, Onolzheim, Roßfeld, Jagstheim, Westgartshausen, Goldbach, Triensbach and Beuerlbach.

Crailsheim has four sister-cities:

• Worthington, Minnesota (USA)
• Pamiers (France)
• Biłgoraj (Poland)
• Jurbarkas (Lithuania)

Twin towns

Crailsheim is twinned with

• Worthington Minnesota in the United States
• Pamiers in France
• Jurbarkas in Lituania
• Biłgoraj in Poland

References

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

http://www.ansbach.army.mil/sites/about/history.asp

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