Aalen

urban municipality located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg
Organization district_capital Q3951
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Aalen

Summary

Aalen is a district capital[1]. Aalen draws 484 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #12 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aalen was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Aalen was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Aalen is located in Aalen VVG[5].
  • Aalen is located in Ostalbkreis[6].
  • Aalen is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Aalen's head of government is recorded as Thilo Rentschler[8].
  • Aalen's head of government is recorded as Frederick Brütting[9].
  • Aalen's instance of is recorded as district capital[10].
  • Aalen's instance of is recorded as medium regional center[11].
  • Aalen's instance of is recorded as spa town[12].
  • Aalen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[13].
  • Aalen's instance of is recorded as Greater district town in Baden-Württemberg[14].
  • Aalen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Lô[15].
  • Aalen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Christchurch[16].
  • Aalen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tatabánya[17].
  • Aalen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Antakya[18].
  • Aalen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cervia[19].
  • Aalen's postal code is recorded as 73430–73434[20].
  • Aalen's Commons category is recorded as Aalen[21].
  • Aalen's licence plate code is recorded as AA[22].
  • Aalen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[23].
  • Aalen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[24].
  • Aalen's local dialing code is recorded as 07361[25].
  • Aalen's local dialing code is recorded as 07366[26].
  • Aalen's local dialing code is recorded as 07367[27].

Body

Founding

700 marks the founding of Aalen[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Aalen include Aalenian[29], a stage[30], in Spain[31] and Aalen Central station[32], a railway station[33], in Germany[34].

Why It Matters

Aalen draws 484 Wikipedia views per month (district_capital category, ranking #12 of 45).[2] Aalen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

Entities named for Aalen include Aalenian[29], a stage[30], in Spain[31] and Aalen Central station[32], a railway station[33], in Germany[34].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . aalen.de. Retrieved . aalen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . kommunalwahl-bw.de. kommunalwahl-bw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . saint-lo.fr. Retrieved . saint-lo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Paregorios · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Ahlen
    Twinned administrative body Saint-Lô, Christchurch, Tatabánya +2
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+146.42'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+146.41'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+146.42'} +7
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Aalen
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1584]]: 118537"
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