Geislingen an der Steige

Geislingen an der Steige is a toun in the destrict o Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

History
Although the aurie haed settlements syne the Bronze Age, Geislingen wis foondit bi the coonts o Helfenstein as a transit collection station on the important commercial route atween the Rhine valley an the Mediterranean.  The fortifee'd Helfenstein castle existit syne 1100.  Giselingen wis first mentioned as civitas in a document datit 1237.  Frae 1396 through 1802, Geislingen wis awned bi the free an imperial ceety o Ulm on the Danube.  In 1803 Ulm an Geislingen became pairt o Bavarie, but in a land exchynge wur incorporatit intae the Kinrick o Württemberg in 1810.

Industrialization stairtit wi the arrival o the railwey an the construction o the railwey “Steige” (1847-1850), a steep incline o rail an road tae the plateau o the Schwäbische Alb (Swabian Jura).  The leadin industrial enterprise is the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) foondit in 1852, a warld renouned manufacturer o guids for kitchen an table.

Main sichts
Ostlandkreuz
Ruine Helfenstein

Pairtnership
Geislingen is twin touns o:
Bischofswerda, Saxony
Montceau-les-Mines, Fraunce

References

Freemit airtins
 Offeecial wabpage

Category:Touns in Baden-Württemberg
Category:Göppingen (destrict)