Schwäbisch Gmünd
Schwäbisch Gmünd has got…
60.000 inhabitants
6 towers
27 churches
3 colleges
the State Grammar School for Highly Gifted
3 so called ´emperor’s` mountains (formed by erosion Hohenstaufen, Rechberg and Stuifen once have been part of the Swabian Alb)
the river Rems
a lido
the indoor swimming pool
the landscape garden show (Landesgartenschau) to be in 2014
a piece of the World Heritage Site ´Limes`
gold and silver
hundreds of designers
hidden charm
a tunnel – will be there in the near future
a unicorn
(beautiful) lumps and (many) bumps
60 music societies and choirs
a lovely scenery
the municipal garden
´s’Aloisle`
a newly-built convent
´die Kehrwoche` (´sweeping (broom) week` a special word only used in Baden-Württemberg to indicate that once a week the communal ground or house from top to bottom has to be cleaned)
the ´Prediger` (in former times an Dominican monastery, today museum)
all sorts of celebrations
the attribute ´oldest town of the House of Staufer`
´Guggen` and other kinds of ´bangers` (nutters)
a historic town centre
´s’Knälle`
sacred music and many other types of music
many cobblestones
St John’s tower with a view
senior citzens’ and many more societies
the Minster without a steelpe
shadow play
pretzels and buns
a ´Salvator` (St Salvator Chapel)
a museum of jeweller’s and silver goods
10 town districts
… and much to have going for!