Alb-Donau (district)
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Alb-Donau-Kreis is a district in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Biberach
Biberach (district)
Biberach is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ravensburg, Sigmaringen, Reutlingen and Alb-Donau, and the Bavarian districts Neu-Ulm, Unterallgäu and the district-free city Memmingen...

, Reutlingen
Reutlingen (district)
Reutlingen , nicknamed "Das Tor zur Schwäbischen-Alb" , is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany....

, Göppingen
Göppingen (district)
Göppingen is a Kreis in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and Esslingen.-History:...

 and Heidenheim
Heidenheim (district)
Heidenheim is a district in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Ostalbkreis, Dillingen, Günzburg, Alb-Donau and Göppingen.-History:...

, the two Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

n districts Günzburg
Günzburg (district)
Günzburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Dillingen, Augsburg, Unterallgäu and Neu-Ulm, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg ....

 and Neu-Ulm
Neu-Ulm (district)
Neu-Ulm is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Günzburg and Unterallgäu and the state of Baden-Württemberg ....

, and the city of Ulm
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...

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History

The history of the region is linked with the history of Ulm
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...

 and the Swabian Alb
Swabian Alb
The Swabian Alps or Swabian Jura is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km in width. It is named after the region of Swabia....

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The district of Alb-Donau was established in 1973 by merging the former districts of Ulm and Ehingen
Ehingen
Ehingen is a town in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated on the left bank of the Danube, approx. 25 km southwest of Ulm and 67 km southeast of Stuttgart.-Statistics:...

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Geography

The city of Ulm
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...

 is surrounded by the district. It is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district, although it is not part of the district.

The district is named after the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 River (German Donau) and the Swabian Alb
Swabian Alb
The Swabian Alps or Swabian Jura is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km in width. It is named after the region of Swabia....

 (Schwäbische Alb) mountains. The Danube enters the district in the southwest, runs through the southern parts of the district and leaves eastwards to Ulm. North of the Danube banks the hills of the Swabian Alb rise. The hill chain extends from southwest to northeast parallel to the course of the Danube River and is continued on either side of the district. An affluent of the Danube, the Iller
Iller
The Iller is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube, 147 km in length.The source is located near Oberstdorf in the Allgäu region of the Alps, close to the Austrian border. From there it runs northwards, passing the towns of Sonthofen, Immenstadt, and Kempten...

 River, forms the southeastern border of the Alb-Donau district, before it meets the Danube in Ulm.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is identical to the coat of arms of the former district of Ulm. The eagle was the heraldic animal of the Free Imperial City of Ulm. The shield displays the deer antlers of Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....

 and the red and white stripes of the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n county of Burgau
Burgau
Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel, and has a population of just under 10,000.- History :The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia...

 (which the southern parts of the district once belonged to).

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Blaubeuren
    Blaubeuren
    Blaubeuren is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.It has 11.963 inhabitants as of December 2007.-Coat of arms:...

  2. Dietenheim
    Dietenheim
    Dietenheim is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Iller, 22 km south of Ulm....

  3. Ehingen
    Ehingen
    Ehingen is a town in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated on the left bank of the Danube, approx. 25 km southwest of Ulm and 67 km southeast of Stuttgart.-Statistics:...

  4. Erbach
    Erbach an der Donau
    Erbach an der Donau is a town on the Danube River in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Located in the Alb-Donau District, Erbach lies between Ulm and Ehingen an der Donau on the southern edge of the Swabian Alb.-History:...

  5. Laichingen
    Laichingen
    Laichingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 10,964 inhabitants .- External links :* http://www.laichingen.de...

  6. Langenau
    Langenau
    Langenau is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm.-Transport:Langenau is located directly on the Autobahn A7 and near the A8...

  7. Munderkingen
    Munderkingen
    Munderkingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the Danube, 9 km southwest of Ehingen, and 31 km southwest of Ulm....

  8. Schelklingen
    Schelklingen
    Schelklingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 10 km north of Ehingen, and 20 km west of Ulm...

  • Allmendingen
    Allmendingen, Germany
    Allmendingen is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany....

  • Altheim
    Altheim (Ehingen)
    Altheim is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Altheim (Alb)
    Altheim (Alb)
    Altheim is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany....

  • Amstetten
    Amstetten (Württemberg)
    Amstetten is a municipality in Alb-Donau-Kreis, 20 kilometers north-west of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-External links:*-References:...

  • Asselfingen
    Asselfingen
    Asselfingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Ballendorf
    Ballendorf
    Ballendorf is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany....

  • Balzheim
    Balzheim
    Balzheim is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Beimerstetten
    Beimerstetten
    Beimerstetten is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Berghülen
    Berghülen
    Berghülen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Bernstadt
    Bernstadt (Alb)
    Bernstadt is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Blaustein
    Blaustein
    Blaustein is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the Blau River, 6 km west of Ulm and has about 15,000 inhabitants.It was created in 1968 after the union of Ehrenstein and Klingenstein...

  • Börslingen
    Börslingen
    Börslingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Breitingen
    Breitingen
    Breitingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Dornstadt
    Dornstadt
    Dornstadt is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

  • Emeringen
    Emeringen
    Emeringen is a town in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany....

  • Emerkingen
    Emerkingen
    Emerkingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....



    1. Griesingen
      Griesingen
      Greisingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    2. Grundsheim
      Grundsheim
      Grundsheim is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    3. Hausen am Bussen
      Hausen am Bussen
      Hausen am Bussen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    4. Heroldstatt
      Heroldstatt
      Heroldstatt is a village in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    5. Holzkirch
      Holzkirch
      Holzkirch is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    6. Hüttisheim
      Hüttisheim
      Hüttisheim is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-References:...


    7. Illerkirchberg
      Illerkirchberg
      Illerkirchberg is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    8. Illerrieden
      Illerrieden
      Illerrieden is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    9. Lauterach
      Lauterach (Württemberg)
      Lauterach is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    10. Lonsee
      Lonsee
      Lonsee is a town in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.The population of Lonsee in 2008 is 4.758; the town consists of 7 villages - Ettlenschiess, Halzhausen, Sinabronn, Lonsee, Luizhausen and Urspring...


    11. Merklingen
      Merklingen
      Merklingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    12. Neenstetten
      Neenstetten
      Neenstetten is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    13. Nellingen
      Nellingen
      Nellingen is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany....


    14. Nerenstetten
      Nerenstetten
      Nerenstetten is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    15. Oberdischingen
      Oberdischingen
      Oberdischingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    16. Obermarchtal
      Obermarchtal
      Obermarchtal is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....



    1. Oberstadion
      Oberstadion
      Oberstadion is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    2. Öllingen
      Öllingen
      Öllingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-References:...


    3. Öpfingen
      Öpfingen
      Öpfingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-References:...


    4. Rammingen
      Rammingen
      Rammingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    5. Rechtenstein
      Rechtenstein
      Rechtenstein is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    6. Rottenacker
      Rottenacker
      Rottenacker is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    7. Schnürpflingen
      Schnürpflingen
      Schnürpflingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-References:...


    8. Setzingen
      Setzingen
      Setzingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    9. Staig
      Staig
      Staig is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    10. Untermarchtal
      Untermarchtal
      Untermarchtal is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    11. Unterstadion
      Unterstadion
      Unterstadion is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    12. Unterwachingen
      Unterwachingen
      Unterwachingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    13. Weidenstetten
      Weidenstetten
      Weidenstetten is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....


    14. Westerheim
      Westerheim, Baden-Württemberg
      -Location:Westerheim is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.It is located at a height of 800 meters on the Swabian Alb, about 30 Kilometers north-west of Ulm.-History:...


    15. Westerstetten
      Westerstetten
      Westerstetten is a village in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Geography :Westerstetten is situated in the Lone valley on the Swabian Alb roughly north of Ulm.-Neighbouring Villages:...



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