Crailsheim

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

• Biłgoraj in Poland

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