Geislingen an der Steige: Alb Escarpment Pass, WMF Metalworks Heritage, and the Fils Valley Industrial Town Below the Swabian Alps
Geislingen an der Steige has around 28,700 residents and sits at the foot of the Schwabische Alb escarpment in the Goeppingen district of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The Geislinger Steige is a steep railway incline built in the 1840s, one of the earliest mountain sections on the German rail network. WMF (Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) was founded here in 1853 and shaped the town's industrial identity for over a century.
Goeppingen is about 15 kilometres northwest in the Fils valley. Ulm lies roughly 30 kilometres southeast. Heidenheim an der Brenz is around 20 kilometres east on the Alb plateau. The Fils and Rohrach rivers meet in the town. The Alb escarpment above offers marked hiking routes with views across the Fils valley.
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Geislingen an der Steige has around 28,700 residents and sits at the foot of the Schwabische Alb escarpment in the Goeppingen district of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The Geislinger Steige is a steep railway incline built in the 1840s, one of the earliest mountain sections on the German rail network. WMF (Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) was founded here in 1853 and shaped the town's industrial identity for over a century.
Goeppingen is about 15 kilometres northwest in the Fils valley. Ulm lies roughly 30 kilometres southeast. Heidenheim an der Brenz is around 20 kilometres east on the Alb plateau. The Fils and Rohrach rivers meet in the town. The Alb escarpment above offers marked hiking routes with views across the Fils valley.
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