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37-505: Schwäbisch Gmünd ( German pronunciation: [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃ ˈɡmʏnt] , until 1934: Gmünd ; Swabian : Gmẽẽd or Gmend ) is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg . With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district and the whole East Württemberg region after Aalen . The city is a Große Kreisstadt since 1956, i.e.

74-539: A UNESCO World Heritage Site . He chose the places of his excavations based on assessing military strategic considerations. He acquired and spread his knowledge about Roman history also on the Limes Gate Dalkingen , which he interpreted as a military outpost, and in Rottenburg am Neckar . Eduard von Kallee was a passionate and famous painter of sketches, water colours, engravings and oil paintings in

111-595: A chief city under district administration; it was the administrative capital of its own rural district until the local government reorganisation on 1 January 1973. There are some institutions of higher education in the city, most notably the Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd (University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd) and the Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte (State Highschool for gifted children). Schwäbisch Gmünd

148-645: A small castrum on the site of the present-day Schirenhof field in Schwäbisch Gmünd. A first major settlement in this area arose around the 2nd century AD, when Roman soldiers were deployed near the Upper Germanic limes . From 223 onward, the border lines were assaulted and taken by the Alemanni , who settled down in the areas abandoned by the Romans. In the 8th century a counterfeit document in

185-578: Is known as Silver overlay and Schwäbisch Gmünd was home of inventor Friedrich Deusch who began to decorate not only porcelain but also glass with this unique technique in the end of 19th century. All the important items which are dealt on the art market today are originated in Schwäbisch Gmünd. The city is also home to the Forschungsinstitut für Edelmetalle und Metallchemie , an institute for precious metal work and surface technology. Other important industries include automotive suppliers like

222-503: Is now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Limes Germanicus . In March 1955, the 6th Field Artillery Battery arrived from Fort Bragg , NC. This was an Honest John missile battery. A medical battalion and the 567th field artillery battalion (155 mm self-propelled) of the 9th Infantry Division were already there. In 1957, The 2 Battalion 16thField Artillery, 4th Armored Division

259-451: The "Castle" was mentioned in ancient writings as "Etzel castle". Even at the time of Vogt, the Roman remains were cheaper than stones from quarry, and these were thus removed to the ground. Only parts of the moat would still be visible. The demesne officer, wine expert and archaeologist de:Carl Gok (1776–1849), a half brother of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin , suspected in 1847, that

296-707: The German dubbing of the 2001 movie Monsters Inc. , the Abominable Snowman , played by John Ratzenberger in the original English version and Walter von Hauff in the German version, speaks in the Swabian dialect. Eduard von Kallee Eduard von Kallee (26 February 1818, in Ludwigsburg – 15 June 1888, in Stuttgart ) was a German Major General and archaeologist . From 1841 Kallee

333-740: The Highly Gifted) in some of the renovated buildings of the Bismarck Kaserne. One of the oldest universities in the city is the Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd , a design school established in 1776. The Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd , also known as the University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, was established in 1825 and is one of six universities in Baden-Württemberg that were established for

370-525: The Johanneskirche, or Church of Saint John, also a Catholic church. As the story of its founding goes, Agnes of Hohenstaufen was out hunting in the Remstal one day and she lost her wedding band. She vowed to have a church built at the site where it would be recovered. Later, the ring was found in the antlers of a fallen stag at the site where the church now sits, and accordingly, Agnes commissioned

407-610: The alleged castle on the Schirenhof manor had probably once been a Roman fort. The first modern and scientific excavations took place under the guidance of retired army chief of staff of the Württemberg army, General Eduard von Kallee and by Major Heinrich Steimle in the years 1886 to 1888, i.e. before the Imperial Limes Commission ( Reichslimeskommision ) had been set up. The so-called Schirenhof Castrum

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444-572: The construction of the church. A cannonball fired during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) remains visibly lodged in the apse of the church. The University of Maryland University College opened a four-year German campus on the Bismarck Kaserne in 1992, which closed in 2002 due to financial difficulties and a lack of students. In 2004, the state of Baden-Württemberg opened the Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte (State Grammar School for

481-436: The difference in the formation of the past participle of 'sein' (to be) into gwäa and gsei. The Gsei group is nearer to other Alemannic dialects , such as Swiss German . It can be divided into South-East Swabian , West Swabian and Central Swabian . The Danube Swabians from Hungary, Romania, and former Yugoslavia have been speaking several different Swabian dialects, called locally Schwowisch , some being similar to

518-405: The family housing. Teachers at this school were credentialed U.S. educators employed by USAREUR (United States Army Europe). In the late 1950s and early 1960s, there were also two local civilians employed to teach the German language (Herr Geis) and German song and dance (Frau Knöpfle). The Hardt Kaserne, formerly Adolf Hitler Kaserne, which was finished in 1937 and used to train officers for the war,

555-582: The localities ( Ortschaften ) of Bargau, Bettringen , Degenfeld, Großdeinbach, Herlikofen, Hussenhofen, Lindach, Rechberg, Rehnenhof-Wetzgau, Straßdorf, and Weiler. From about AD 85, the Neckar - Odenwald line was part of the northern frontier of the Roman Empire . The Romans built the Limes Germanicus to secure this border; i.e., a line of fortifications at regular distances, which included

592-688: The meaning of Muggeseggele in their Swabian dictionary in the Swabian-based TV series Ein Fall für B.A.R.Z. In many regions, the Swabian dialect is spoken with a unique intonation that is also present when native speakers speak in SHG. Similarly, there is only one alveolar fricative phoneme /s/ , which is shared with most other southern dialects. Most Swabian-speakers are unaware of the difference between /s/ and /z/ and do not attempt to make it when they speak Standard German. The voiced plosives,

629-640: The name of Charlemagne , prepared at the Abbey of St Denis near Paris , mentioned a monastic cell called Gamundias built by Abbot Fulrad of St Denis. Whether or not this refers to Gmünd is uncertain. There are no archaeological indications of a cell of this type in Gmünd. Gmünd was first mentioned in an 1162 deed issued at nearby Lorch Abbey, then under the rule of the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick Barbarossa . The self-proclaimed Stauferstadt achieved

666-447: The name of the brigade was changed to 56th Field Artillery Command (Pershing). On some of the last days of May 2016, a major storm that hit parts of France and southwestern Germany resulted in extensive flooding and damage to Schwäbisch Gmünd and the death of two people in the city. Schwäbisch Gmünd is home to many historically important structures and buildings. These include fortifications and civic and religious buildings. Sitting at

703-931: The original Swabian dialect, but also the Bavarian dialect, mostly with Palatine and Hesse mixed dialects. In this regard, the Banat Swabians speak the Banat Swabian dialect . The Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Commerce launched an advertising campaign with the slogan "Wir können alles. Außer Hochdeutsch." which means "We can [do] everything. Except [speak] Standard German" to boost Swabian pride for their dialect and industrial achievements. However, it failed to impress Northern Germans and neighboring Baden. Dominik Kuhn ( Dodokay ) became famous in Germany with Swabian fandub videos, dubbing among others Barack Obama with German dialect vocals and revised text. In

740-567: The post-alveolar fricative, and the frequent use of diminutives based on " l " suffixes gives the dialect a very "soft" or "mild" feel, often felt to be in sharp contrast to the harder varieties of German spoken in the North. Swabian is categorized as an Alemannic dialect, which in turn is one of the two types of Upper German dialects (the other being Bavarian ). The Swabian dialect is composed of numerous sub-dialects, each of which has its own variations. These sub-dialects can be categorized by

777-483: The present-day city hall are two of the bells on the bell tower and the clock face. The Holy Cross Minster ( Heilig-Kreuz-Münster  [ de ] ) is the city's main Catholic church. It stands on the site of a former, much smaller romanesque church. It took about 500 years to be completed, though not consecutively. Initial construction began around 1325 under the leadership of an unknown master builder on what

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814-560: The safety of the old city hall. The Old City Hall ( Altes Rathaus ) was a fachwerk structure reminiscent of Kornhaus that stood between the Marienbrünnen and the present-day city hall. Both the initial construction of the building and the conversion of the Debler patrician house into the city hall were undertaken by Johann Michael Keller. The Old City Hall was deconstructed in two weeks and the only remaining artifacts that can be found on

851-507: The sole purpose of educating upcoming teachers. The European Academy of Surface Technology (EAST) is a scientific and technological institute on surface finishing and electroplating has its headquarters in the city since 1989. EAST grants annually the Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize for young scientists since 2017, in honor to the local tradition of craftsmanship of precious metals. The annual Festival Europäische Kirchenmusik

888-556: The south end of the Markt Square there lies the city hall. Before becoming the city hall, the city hall was the Debler patrician house and was originally constructed by city architect Johann Michael Keller. In fact, Dominikus Debler, remembered for his work writing the city chronicle, spent his childhood there. However, in 1793 a fire destroyed much of the city between Kornhaus and the Klösterle, leaving city leadership concerned for

925-604: The status of an Imperial City in 1268, which it held until 1802, when it was mediatised to the Electorate of Württemberg . By the end of the 14th century, the name "Etzel castle" was used for the remains of the Roman fort, which had been built to protect the Neckar-Odenwald border of the Roman Empire. In a Baroque chronicle of the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, written by the councillor Friedrich Vogt (1623–1674),

962-617: The steering division of Robert Bosch GmbH , manufacturers of machinery and glass, and a large subsidiary of the Swiss toiletries and medicine producer Weleda . Schleich a producer of handpainted toy figurines and accessories, was founded here by Friedrich Schleich in 1935 and run as a family-owned business until the end of 2006. Schwäbisch Gmünd is twinned with: Swabian language Swabian can be difficult to understand for speakers of Standard German due to its pronunciation and partly differing grammar and vocabulary. In 2009,

999-423: The widowed queen. It is recorded that King William I tapped the young Kallee "on the shoulder when he announced his decision that he wanted to become an officer (and not a painter)." This was felt to be an exceptional favour, because "the king did not touch easily someone, even princes could boast only rarely that he had shaken their hand." He married Malvine Majer, and on 18 December 1854 their son Richard Kallee

1036-488: The word Muggeseggele (a Swabian idiom ), meaning the scrotum of a housefly , was voted in a readers' survey by Stuttgarter Nachrichten , the largest newspaper in Stuttgart , as the most beautiful Swabian word , well ahead of any other term. The expression is used in an ironic way to describe a small unit of measure and is deemed appropriate to use in front of small children (compare Bubenspitzle ). German broadcaster SWR 's children's website, Kindernetz , explained

1073-865: Was adjutant to the Kingdom of Württemberg's Chief of Staff , and when he became a lieutenant in 1852 he received the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown (Württemberg) and the associated personal nobility status. He also received the 4th Class Order of the Red Eagle of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Hessian Order of Merit of Philip I and the Commander Class of Friedrich Order . In 1860, he

1110-642: Was a self-ruling free imperial city from the 13th century until its annexation to Württemberg in 1802. Schwäbisch Gmünd is situated within the northern foothills of the Swabian Jura Mountains on the Rems river , about 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of the state capital Stuttgart . It marks the place where the Josefsbach (Waldstetter-bach) meets the River Rems . The municipal area comprises

1147-487: Was born, who later became parish priest of Feuerbach . As Major General he reluctantly took part in the battles of Tauberbischofsheim and Gerchsheim . From 1869 he devoted himself to literary, artistic and archaeological studies, especially research on the Roman Limes . He was an early archaeologist at the forts of Köngen , Benningen am Neckar , Schirenhof and Unterböbingen , which are now listed as part of

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1184-478: Was established in 1989. The International Shadow Theater Festival was also established in 1989 and takes place every three years. It enchants the audience with artists from all over the world and offers open workshops and a visit to the interactive museum. Since the 17th century, Schwäbisch Gmünd has been home to producers of gold and silver handicrafts. An almost forgotten craft was the so-called "Silberporzellan", "Metallporzellan" or "Silberbelagwaren". Today it

1221-699: Was headquartered at the Hardt Kaserne along with A and D batteries of the 4th Battalion, 41st Artillery . Headquarters & Headquarters Battery then moved down the hill to the Bismarck Kaserne in November 1968. Family housing and the commissary were across the street from the Hardt Kaserne and overlooked a hill above Bismarck Kaserne. There was a school for military dependents (Kindergarten through eighth grade) within walking distance of

1258-409: Was later home to the 4th Battalion, then in 1972 reactivated as 1st battalion 41st Field Artillery, Headquarters, B, C and Service Batteries, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 56th Field Artillery Brigade, and A Company, 55th Support Battalion. The brigade command had four additional support units: an aviation company, a signal battalion, an infantry battalion, and a forward support battalion. In 1986

1295-411: Was left of the previous romanesque church, the towers of which were still standing. In 1497, the south tower fell onto the north tower, which knocked over the north tower after a bow connecting the two was removed and in 1515, all repair work was finished. Sitting on the southeast of the Markt Square (only 78 meters northeast of the city hall), there lies a late Romanesque and neo-Romanesque church called

1332-584: Was promoted colonel , which demonstrates the evidence of extraordinary confidence in him by King William I of Württemberg , whose illegitimate son he probably was. His mother Juliana Kallee Eleonora, née Schuessler, who was born in Stuttgart and died there in 1839, was first married to the steward in the Royal Palace, Christian Wagner, and later married to Gottlieb Kallee, the Court Gardener of

1369-635: Was stationed in Bismark Karserne from 1957 through 1962. The 3d Battalion, 17th Field Artillery was stationed at Hardt Kaserne until late 1963. The unit's mission was reinforcing fire for the 7th Army Light and medium Artillery units. The 8", M-55 Howitzer (SP) was considered the most accurate weapon in the Army's arsenal. From 1963 to November 1968, the United States Army 's 56th Field Artillery Group , equipped with Pershing missiles ,

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