Schwäbisch Hall (district)


Schwäbisch Hall is a Landkreis in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are 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, the Swabian-Franconian Forest, which includes part of the Mainhardt Forest, 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 municipalities