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Aalen (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 06 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.1000 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Aalen is situated on the Kocher River some 30 miles north of Ulm in southwestern Germany. It was founded as a large Roman fort, much of which still stands. It became a free imperial city in the 14th century. Badly damaged by fire in 1634, it was rebuilt, and among its historical structures are the town hall of 1636 and the church of Sankt Nikolaus in 1765. The adjacent town of Wasseralfingen was annexed to Aalen in 1975. Today if functions as a communications center and produces chemicals, textiles, and iron goods. |
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| Aalen (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Aalen (German-P,U,N)
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| Ala (H,O)
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| Alena (H,O)
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| Aquilegia (H,O,Latin-P,U,N)
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| Ola (H,O)
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Aalen (inhabited place) (P) |
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Raetia (historical region) (P,H) from 15 BCE |
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Aalen (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded on Roman fort |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| communications center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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noted for Limesmuseum of Roman remains, opened in 1964 |
| imperial city (H) |
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rights granted in 1360, city passed to Württemberg in 1803 |
| fortified settlement (H) |
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Roman |
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