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Hall (Town of W rttemberg)

a town of Württemberg, in the SCHWÄBISCH in whose names the word Hall or Salz by S. of Heilbronn. Like other places in whose names the word Hall or Salz occurs, Hall has considerable saltworks, glück, 5 miles distant. 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 (häller) or farthings.

In 1802 it was added to Württemberg.

Pop. about 10,000.