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Alb-Donau (district)
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Alb-Donau-Kreis is a district in Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Biberach
, Reutlingen
, Göppingen
and Heidenheim
, the two Bavaria
n districts Günzburg
and Neu-Ulm
, and the city of Ulm
.
and the Swabian Alb
.
The district of Alb-Donau was established in 1973 by merging the former districts of Ulm and Ehingen
.
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
River (German Donau) and the Swabian Alb
(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
River, forms the southeastern border of the Alb-Donau district, before it meets the Danube in Ulm.
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 UlmUlm
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 UlmUlm
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
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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
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Allmendingen, Germany Allmendingen is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.... Altheim (Ehingen) Altheim is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Altheim (Alb) Altheim is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.... 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 is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Ballendorf Ballendorf is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.... Balzheim Balzheim is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Beimerstetten Beimerstetten is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Berghülen Berghülen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Bernstadt (Alb) Bernstadt is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... 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 is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Breitingen Breitingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Dornstadt Dornstadt is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Emeringen Emeringen is a town in the Alb-Donau district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.... Emerkingen Emerkingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... |
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External links
- Official website (German)