Question: How large is this city in North Rhine-Westphalia as compared to other cities in Germany from which the Krupp family comes?

The Arms of Krupp (1968) is William Manchester's history of the Krupp dynasty, which owned and ran a dominant armaments manufacturing company in Germany.  The company was based in Essen.  The book presents very readable descriptions of the behavior of the Krupp family and its firm from the Thirty Years' War to the Kaisers, the Weimar Republic, the Nazis, the American occupation, and finally the Bonn government.  The book describes how under each regime (except possibly Weimar) the family and firm received favorable treatment, culminating in a special law Lex Krupp.  Bizarre facets of families members are presented in detail.  The innovative social welfare programs for factory workers are starkly contrasted with the treatment of forced laborers (ostarbeiters, etc.) Manchester's book tells presumably all-from the first Krupp (circa 1500) "a shrewd chandler with a keen eye for the main chance," through the family's incarnation by the sixth generation as "Essen's uncrowned kings," to the powerful weapons empire that armed Germany for three major wars, and finally the dissolution of die Firma.  Manchester slants his story; in this case, the Krupps are all malevolent.  The "killing power" of the kruppsche wares (cannon, howitzers, batteries, finally, nuclear power) was unrivaled as early as 1880, and in Manchester's view their product suited the family's temperament.  He does differentiate between the various Alfreds, Alfrieds, and Berthas—but shows every member with some unfortunate trait.  Their way of life is "secretive," their huge empire "international," their tendency is toward cartels, and their appearance is "vulpine."  The foxy family's most "phenomenal" habit, however, was that "of matching the Teuton mood"—i.e. they were nationalistic, Francophile, or severely militaristic when Germany adopted these stances.  But Manchester doesn't quite make it clear whether he is charging them with fierce patriotism or whoring. <SEP> Schmallenberg is a town and a climatic health resort in the High Sauerland District, Germany.  Relating to its size of 117 square miles (303 square kilometers) it is the of all cities and towns of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the second biggest of Westphalia.  It also has the biggest area of all cities and towns in North Rhine-Westphalia that are not independent but belong to a district. <SEP> Essen (] ; Latin: "Assindia") is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.  It is the central city of the northern (Ruhr) part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area and seat to several of the region's authorities.  Its population of approximately 589,000 (as of 31 2016 ) makes it the ninth-largest city in Germany.  Essen is seat to 13 of the 100 largest German corporations, including three DAX corporations, placing the city second only to Munich and on-par with Frankfurt am Main in number of corporate headquarters. <SEP>  The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century.  It was important to weapons development and production in both world wars.  One of the most powerful dynasties in European history, for 400 years Krupp flourished as the premier weapons manufacturer for Germany.  From the Thirty Years' War until the end of the Second World War, they produced everything from battleships, U-boats, tanks, howitzers, guns, utilities, and hundreds of other commodities. The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their production of steel, artillery, ammunition, and other armaments.