'Geislingen an der Steige' or 'Geislingen (Steige)' is a town in
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany. It is part of the
district of Göppingen and has c. 28,000 inhabitants.
History
Although the area had settlements since the Bronze Age, Geislingen was founded by the counts of Helfenstein as a transit collection station on the important commercial route between the
Rhine valley and the Mediterranean. The fortified Helfenstein castle existed since 1100. ''Giselingen'' was first mentioned as ''civitas'' in a document dated 1237. From 1396 through 1802, Geislingen was owned by the free and imperial city of
Ulm on the Danube. In 1803 Ulm and Geislingen became part of
Bavaria, but in a land exchange were incorporated into the
Kingdom of Württemberg in 1810.
Industrialization started with the arrival of the railroad and the construction of the railroad “Steige” (1847-1850), a steep incline of rail and road to the plateau of the
Schwäbische Alb (Swabian Jura). The leading industrial enterprise is the
Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) founded in 1852, a world renowned manufacturer of goods for kitchen and table.
Main sights
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Ostlandkreuz
★
Ruine Helfenstein
External links
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Official webpage
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