Schwäbisch Hall - an overview of its history The hills above the valley of the river Kocher were already settled in the Neolithic Age (5th millennium BC). In place of the later town of Schwäbisch Hall [...] Stadtarchiv Schwäb. Hall D 11078) First printed view of Schwäbisch Hall, about 1580 (Signatur: Stadtarchiv Schwäb. Hall S10/508) The town of Schwäbisch Hall acquired significant territory during the 14th, [...] increased to approx. 100 000 hundredweight per year by 1800. Schwäbisch Hall had the largest saltwork in south-west Germany at this time. View of Schwäbisch Hall from Matthäus Merian, 1643 (Signatur: Stadtarchiv[mehr]