Crailsheim
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Administrative region | Stuttgart |
| District | Schwäbisch Hall |
| Population | 32,344 (2004) |
| Area | 109.08 km² |
| Population density | 297 /km² |
| Elevation | 432 m |
| Coordinates | 49°8′ N 10°4′ E |
| Postal code | 74551-74564 |
| Area code | 07951 |
| Licence plate code | SHA |
| Mayor | Andreas Raab |
| Website | crailsheim.de |
Crailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, 32 km east of Schwäbisch Hall, 40 southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall district.
There are two Evangelical churches and a Roman Catholic church, and a handsome town hall, with a tower 67 m. high.
Crailsheim was incorporated as a town in 1338, successfully withstood a siege by the forces of several Swabian imperial cities (1379-1380), a feat which is annually celebrated, passed later into the possession of the burgraves of Nuremberg, and came in 1791 to Prussia, in 1806 to Bavaria and 1810 to Württemberg.
A major employer in the Crailsheim area is engineering giant"Voith", a subsidiary of the American concern "Procter & Gamble", also the German electronic giant "Bosch" has a plant in Crailsheim.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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