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Neresheim
Neresheim, abbey in background
Neresheim
Coordinates	48°45′15″N 10°20′04″E / 48.75417°N 10.33444°E / 48.75417; 10.33444
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ostalbkreis
Town subdivisions	6 Stadtteile
Mayor	Gerd Dannenmann
Basic statistics
Area	118.56 km2 (45.78 sq mi)
Elevation	503 m  (1650 ft)
Population	8,216  (31 December 2006)
- Density	69 /km2 (179 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AA
Postal code	73450
Area codes	07326, Elchingen 07367
Website	www.neresheim.de

Neresheim is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Heidenheim, and 20 km southeast of Aalen. It's home of the famous monastery of Neresheim, which still hosts monks, was Reichsfrei until the German Mediatisation and was built by Balthasar Neumann.

Neresheim is listed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, along with 95 other sites of battles won by the French army.^[1]

[edit] Notable residents

[edit] Born in Neresheim

• Oscar F. Mayer (1859–1955), founder of the Oscar Mayer meat production company, was born in Kösingen, today a borough of Neresheim.
• Andreas Zeyer (born 1968), retired German football player
• Michael Zeyer (born 1968), retired German football player

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