The Ostalbkreis is a Landkreis (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg , Germany , on the border to Bavaria . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Schwäbisch Hall , Ansbach , Donau-Ries , Heidenheim , Göppingen and Rems-Murr .
5-632: Neresheim is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It is situated 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northeast of Heidenheim , and 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Aalen . It's the home of the Neresheim Abbey , which still hosts monks, was Reichsfrei until the German Mediatisation and was built by Balthasar Neumann . Another notable touristic attraction
10-649: Is located in the eastern part of the Swabian Alb ( Schwäbische Alb ), hence its name which translates to Eastern Alb District . Main rivers in the district are the Rems , the Jagst and the Kocher , all affluents of the Neckar . Federally, the district is part of two electoral ridings: 270 (Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd) and 271 (Aalen – Heidenheim). For the 2009 Election, the numeral designation
15-621: Is the heritage railway Härtsfeldbahn . Neresheim is listed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, along with 95 other sites of battles won by the French army. This Ostalbkreis location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ostalbkreis The district was created in 1973, when the District of Aalen merged with most of the former District of Schwäbisch Gmünd. The district
20-614: Was changed to 269 and 270 respectively. Both ridings are held by the CDU: Norbert Barthle (Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd) and Roderich Kiesewetter (Aalen - Heidenheim). At the State level, the district also is part of two electoral ridings: 25 (Schwäbisch Gmünd) and 26 (Aalen). The last election was held on March 26, 2006 and both ridings were won by the CDU: Dr. Stefan Scheffold (Schwäbisch Gmünd) and Winfried Mack (Aalen). The District election
25-581: Was held on June 7, 2009. Election results . Since 1992 the district has an official partnership with the Italian Province of Ravenna . Also since the 1990s it has a friendship with the Finnish Province of Oulu . The imperial eagle to the right represents the free imperial cities in the district, especially the city of Aalen . The lion on the left is the symbol of the Staufen family, who founded
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