Hall

Hall, or SCHWÄBISCH-HALL, a town of Württemberg, is beautifully situated in the deep valley of the Kocher, 33 miles by rail E. by S. of Heilbronn. Like other places in whose names the word Hall or Salz occurs, Hall has considerable salt-works, the brine being obtained from Wilhelmsglück, 5 miles distant, and producing annually nearly 80,000 cwt. of salt. There are also cotton-spinning and weaving, silk and machine manufactures, and tanneries. The Gothic church of St Michael (1427-1525) has excellent wood-carvings. In 1276 Hall was made a free imperial town; it had enjoyed since 1228 the right of minting money; here were coined the first silver heller (haller) or farthings. In 1802 it was added to Württemberg. Pop. 9125.