Schwäbisch Hall

Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Deutsch: Die Stadt Schwäbisch Hall (1802 bis 1934 nur Hall) ist eine Stadt im Nordosten des Bundeslandes Baden-Württemberg, etwa 37 km östlich von Heilbronn bzw. 60 km nordöstlich von Stuttgart. Sie ist Kreissitz und größte Stadt des Landkreises Schwäbisch Hall und bildet ein Mittelzentrum.

English: Schwäbisch Hall (or Hall for short) is a town in the north-eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall and has about 36,000 inhabitans.

Coat of arms of Schwäbisch Hall
Position of Schwäbisch Hall in the Landkreis
Layout of quarters
Schwäbisch Hall in ca. 1640
Panoramic view of the old town
Sight from Museum Würth
Blick auf die Altstadt (von der Kunsthalle Würth)
The medieval church of St Michael
The tower of St. Michael
The tower of St. Michael
Church St. Michael with stairs used for open air theatre in summer
The medieval church of St Michael
The medieval church of St Michael
13th century sculpure of St Michael killing the dragon at St Michaels church
Gothic well and pillory (early 16th century) at the market square
Gothic pillory (early 16th century) at the market square
Baroque city hall (1735) at the market square
The tower of the city hall
Barred windows at the town hall
Baroque and medieval houses at the market square
Baroque and medieval houses at the market square
Baroque and medieval houses at the market square
Baroque portal at the market square
The south side of the market square
Renaissance houses at the market square
Pfarrgasse (priest lane), with late medieval houses
Obere Herrngasse (upper lord’s lane), with late medieval houses
Kocher river with wooden bridge (“Sulfersteg”) and old town
Kocher river with medieval houses and stone bridge (“Steinerner Steg”)
Timber frame houses at the “Steinerner Steg”
Northern part of the old town seen from the Kocher river
Northern part of the old town seen from the Kocher river
Weiler suburb with Henkersbrücke (Hangman’s bridge) and the Johanniterkirche
The tower of the Johanniterkirche
The Salinenstraße vis-a-vis of the Weiler suburb
Gelbinger Gasse with houses from the 17th century and Josenturm (St. Joseph’s tower)
Another view of the Josenturm (St. Joseph’s tower)
Another view of the Josenturm (St. Joseph’s tower)
Medieval tower house at the Unterlimpurger Strasse
The Schwäbisch Hall version of the Globe theatre
Renaissancegebäude Haus Gräter in der Gelbinger Vorstadt. Der Bau überlebte im Gegensatz zu seiner Umgebung den Stadtbrand
The so called Neubau
Another view of the Neubau
Schwäbisch Hall, Marktplatz bei Nacht