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 2,715 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 local dialing code is recorded as 07361[23].
  • Aalen's local dialing code is recorded as 07366[24].
  • Aalen's local dialing code is recorded as 07367[25].
  • 700 marks the founding of Aalen[26].
  • Aalen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.837222222222, 'lon': 10.093611111111}[27].

Body

Founding

700 marks the founding of Aalen[26].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Aalen include Aalenian[28], a stage[29], in Spain[30] and Aalen Central station[31], a railway station[32], in Germany[33].

Why It Matters

Aalen draws 2,715 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.[34] Aalen is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Aalen include Aalenian[28], a stage[29], in Spain[30] and Aalen Central station[31], a railway station[32], in Germany[33].

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. [3] ↑ . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Jeuwre · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 82
    Pronunciation audio → De-Aalen3.ogg
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'an', 'ar', 'avk', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'co
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+57085'}, {'amount': '+58987'}, {'amount': '+59805'} +83
    Located in time zone → —
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  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87945
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  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+57085'}, {'amount': '+58987'}, {'amount': '+59805'} +83
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  5. 16w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kulturenvanteri taxonomy id → —
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  6. 21w 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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