Aalen

Aalen is a town in Germany, capital of the Ostalbkreis, in the Baden-W?rttemberg Bundesland. Population as of July 1, 2004: 66,616. Area: 146.48 km?.

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Aalen is twinned with Saint-L?, France, Christchurch, England, Tatab?nya, Hungary and Antakya, Turkey.

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Aalen is situated on the river Kocher, at the foot of the Swabian Alb to the south and south east and close to the hilly landscape of the Ellwanger Berge to the north. Aalen is at about 70 kilometres east of Stuttgart and 50 kilometres north of Ulm.

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Ostalbkreis: The Ostalbkreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Schw?bisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, G?ppingen and Rems-Murr....

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