Neresheim | |
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) Neresheim, abbey in background | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Neresheim within Ostalbkreis district  | |
)  Neresheim ) Neresheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′15″N 10°20′04″E / 48.75417°N 10.33444°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Ostalbkreis |
| Subdivisions | 6 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Häfele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.52 km2 (45.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 503 m (1,650 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,940 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 73450 |
| Dialling codes | 07326, Elchingen 07367 |
| Vehicle registration | AA |
| Website | www.neresheim.de |
Neresheim is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of Heidenheim, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Aalen. It's the home of the Neresheim Abbey, which still hosts monks, was Reichsfrei until the German Mediatisation and was built by Balthasar Neumann. Another notable touristic attraction is the heritage railway Härtsfeldbahn.
Neresheim is listed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, along with 95 other sites of battles won by the French army.[2]
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Neresheim Abbey
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Neresheim Town hall (Red building with tower)
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Former post-office Neresheim
Born in Neresheim
- Oscar F. Mayer (1859–1955), founder of the Oscar Mayer meat production company, was born in Kösingen, today a borough of Neresheim.
- Andreas Zeyer (born 1968), retired German football player
- Michael Zeyer (born 1968), retired German football player
- Karl Bonhoeffer (1868–1948), psychiatrist and neurologist, father of theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
- ^ Arc de Triomphe Archived 2005-03-06 at the Wayback Machine on Parisrama.com