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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: People from Ostalbkreis, Gudrun Ensslin, Aalen, Schwabisch Gmund, Heubach, Ellwangen, Karl Allmendinger, Fachsenfeld, Tannhausen, Friedrich von Schmidt, Bobingen an der Rems, Hans Barthle, Lina Haag, Essingen, Neresheim, Bopfingen, Georg Brunnhuber, Bartholoma, Oberkochen, Theodor Wolf, Mutlangen, Abtsgmund, Adelmannsfelden, Lorch, Ellenberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Taferrot, Arthur Abele, Waldstetten, Kirchheim am Ries, Huttlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Lauchheim, Goggingen, Mogglingen, Ruppertshofen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Westhausen, Obergroningen, Durlangen, Unterschneidheim, Riesburg, Rosenberg, Rainau, Gschwend, Heuchlingen, Stodtlen, Jagstzell, Schechingen, Spraitbach, Iggingen, Eschach, Leinzell, Wort, Neuler, Mathias Haffenreffer, Wilhelm Bauberger. Excerpt: Aalen (German pronunciation: ) is a city in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Stuttgart and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district, and its largest city, as well as the largest city within the Ostwurttemberg region. In spatial planning, Aalen is designated a Mittelzentrum ("medium-level centre"). Since 1 April 1956, Aalen has the status of Grosse Kreisstadt ("major district town"). With an area of 146.63 km, Aalen is ranking position 7 in Baden-Wurttemberg and position 2 within the Government Region of Stuttgart, after Stuttgart. With a population of about 66,000, Aalen is on position 15 within Baden-Wurttemberg. Aalen is not to be confused with the identically-pronounced city of Ahlen in North Rhine-Westphalia. Aerial view of the city district of Unterkochen (the city center is partly covered and in the background), the Aalen lowlands well perceptible in the backAalen is situated on the upper reaches of the river Kocher, at the foot of the Swabian Jura to the south and south-east and c..
