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Ostalbkreis
District
FlagCoat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Capital	Aalen
Government
• District admin.	Joachim Bläse (CDU)
Area
• Total	1,511.5 km (583.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	319,631
• Density	210/km (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	AA, GD
Website	http://www.ostalbkreis.de

The Ostalbkreis is a Landkreis (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-Murr.

History

The district was created in 1973, when the District of Aalen merged with most of the former District of Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Geography

The district is located in the eastern part of the Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb), hence its name which translates to Eastern Alb District. Main rivers in the district are the Rems, the Jagst and the Kocher, all affluents of the Neckar.

Politics

Federally, the district is part of two electoral ridings: 270 (Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd) and 271 (Aalen – Heidenheim). For the 2009 Election, the numeral designation was changed to 269 and 270 respectively. Both ridings are held by the CDU: Norbert Barthle (Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd) and Roderich Kiesewetter (Aalen - Heidenheim).

At the State level, the district also is part of two electoral ridings: 25 (Schwäbisch Gmünd) and 26 (Aalen). The last election was held on March 26, 2006 and both ridings were won by the CDU: Dr. Stefan Scheffold (Schwäbisch Gmünd) and Winfried Mack (Aalen).

The District election was held on June 7, 2009. Election results.

Partnerships

Since 1992 the district has an official partnership with the Italian Province of Ravenna. Also since the 1990s it has a friendship with the Finnish Province of Oulu.

Coat of arms

The imperial eagle to the right represents the free imperial cities in the district, especially the city of Aalen. The lion on the left is the symbol of the Staufen family, who founded the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd. These two symbols were taken from the coats of arms of the two precursor districts. The crosier in the middle represents Ellwangen Abbey, which possessed many smaller areas scattered in the district.

Towns and communities

References

1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

External links

• Official website (German)

v t e Regions, and urban and rural districts in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Regions	Freiburg Karlsruhe Stuttgart Tübingen
Urban districts	Baden-Baden Freiburg Heidelberg Heilbronn Karlsruhe Mannheim Pforzheim Stuttgart Ulm
Rural districts	Alb-Donau Biberach Bodensee Böblingen Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Calw Emmendingen Enz Esslingen Freudenstadt Göppingen Heidenheim Heilbronn Hohenlohe Karlsruhe Konstanz Lörrach Ludwigsburg Main-Tauber Neckar-Odenwald Ortenau Ostalbkreis Rastatt Ravensburg Rems-Murr Reutlingen Rhein-Neckar Rottweil Schwäbisch Hall Schwarzwald-Baar Sigmaringen Tübingen Tuttlingen Waldshut Zollernalb
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v t e Towns and municipalities in Ostalb (district)
Aalen Abtsgmünd Adelmannsfelden Bartholomä Böbingen (Rems) Bopfingen Durlangen Ellenberg Ellwangen Eschach Essingen Göggingen Gschwend Heubach Heuchlingen Hüttlingen Iggingen Jagstzell Kirchheim am Ries Lauchheim Leinzell Lorch Mögglingen Mutlangen Neresheim Neuler Obergröningen Oberkochen Rainau Riesbürg Rosenberg Ruppertshofen Schechingen Schwäbisch Gmünd Spraitbach Stödtlen Täferrot Tannhausen Unterschneidheim Waldstetten Westhausen Wört

48°52′N 10°06′E / 48.867°N 10.100°E / 48.867; 10.100

• Districts of Baden-Württemberg
• Ostalbkreis
• Stuttgart (region)