Aalen
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Location o the ceety o Aalen athin Ostalbkreis district
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| Coordinates | 48°50′N 10°6′E / 48.83333°N 10.1°E |
| Admeenistration | |
| Kintra | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| Destrict | Ostalbkreis |
| Mayor | Martin Gerlach |
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| Aurie | 146.624 km2 (56.612 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1411 ft) |
| Population | 66,277 (31 Dizember 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 452 /km2 (1,171 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | AA |
| Postal codes | 73430–73434 |
| Aurie codes | 07361/-66/-67 |
| Wabsteid | www.aalen.de |
Aalen (German pronunciation: [ˈaːlən]) is a ceety in the German state o Baden-Württemberg, aboot 70 kilometres (43 mi) east o Stuttgart an 48 kilometres (30 mi)[2] north o Ulm. It is the seat o the Ostalbkreis destrict, an its lairgest city, as well as the lairgest ceety athin the Ostwürttemberg region. In spatial plannin, Aalen is designatit a Mittelzentrum (“medium-level centre”). Syne 1 Aprile 1956, Aalen haes the status o Große Kreisstadt (“major destrict toun”).
Wi an aurie o 146.63 km2, Aalen is rankin position 7 in Baden-Württemberg an position 2 athin the Govrenment Region o Stuttgart, efter Stuttgart. Wi a population o aboot 66,000, Aalen is on position 15 athin Baden-Württemberg.
Internaitional relations[edit]
Twinned ceeties[edit]
The “Twin Cities Society of Aalen” (Städtepartnerschaftsverein Aalen e. V.) promotes “friendly relations” between Aalen and its twin cities,[3] which comprises mutual exchanges of sports and cultural clubs, schools and other civic institutions. On the occasion of the Reichsstädter Tage, from 11 until 13 September 2009 the first conference of twinned cities was held.
Aalen haes five twin ceeties:
Saint-Lô (Fraunce), syne 1978
Christchurch (Unitit Kinrick), syne 1981
Tatabánya (Hungary), since 1987
Antakya (Turkey), syne 1995. This twinnin arrangement wis initiatit bi Ismail Demirtas, who emigratit in 1962 frae Turkey tae Aalen an wis social adviser for foreign employees.[4]
Cervia (Italy), syne 2011
Notes an references[edit]
- ↑ Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit (German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (9 October 2012).
- ↑ Aalen, Encyclopædia Britannica; retrieved May 5, 2011, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- ↑ Städtepartnerschaftsverein Aalen e. V. on aalen.de, retrieved 9 July 2010
- ↑ „Wir sind einfach in den Zug gestiegen“, Federal Government, retrieved 6 May 2011
