Editing Ansbach (section)

==Economy==
Around the time of the [[unification of Germany]] in 1871, the chief manufactures of Ansbach were [[woolens|woollen]], [[textiles|cotton]], and half-[[silk]] goods; [[earthenware]]; [[tobacco]]; [[cutlery]]; and [[playing cards]]. A considerable trade in grain, [[wool]], and [[flax]] was also supported.{{sfnp|EB|1878}} By the onset of the [[First World War]], it also produced [[machinery]], [[toy]]s, and [[embroidery]].{{sfnp|EB|1911}}

Today there is a large density of [[plastics industry]] in the city and rural districts around Ansbach.<ref>[http://www.wifoe-landkreis-ansbach.de/Kompetenzregion/Kompetenz-Kunststoff.html ''website of the Ansbach economic forum''] (in German)</ref>

The city is known for making [[Peperami]] pork sausages and jerky.