Ostalbkreis

The Ostalbkreis is a Landkreis (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Ostalbkreis
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Stuttgart
Capital	Aalen
Area
• Total	1,511.5 km2 (583.6 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	315,009
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	AA, GD
Website	http://www.ostalbkreis.de

The district is located in the eastern part of the Swabian Jura mountains. The main rivers in the district are the Rems, the Jagst and the Kocher.

Towns and communities

Towns and municipalities in Ostalbkreis

Towns	Communities
Aalen Bopfingen Ellwangen (Jagst) Heubach Lauchheim Lorch (Württemberg) Neresheim Oberkochen Schwäbisch Gmünd	Abtsgmünd Adelmannsfelden Bartholomä Böbingen (Rems) Durlangen Ellenberg Eschach Essingen Göggingen Gschwend Heuchlingen Hüttlingen Iggingen Jagstzell Kirchheim am Ries Leinzell Mögglingen	Mutlangen Neuler Obergröningen Rainau Riesbürg Rosenberg (Ostalb) Ruppertshofen Schechingen Spraitbach Stödtlen Täferrot Tannhausen Unterschneidheim Waldstetten Westhausen (Ostalb) Wört
Administrative districts
Aalen Bopfingen Ellwangen Kapfenburg Leintal-Frickenhofer Höhe Rosenstein Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbischer Wald Tannhausen