What is Ostalbkreis?
{{Infobox German district| name=Ostalbkreis| image_coa=DEU Ostalbkreis COA.svg| state=Baden-Württemberg| capital=[[Aalen]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Stuttgart Government Region|Stuttgart]]| region=Ostwürttemberg| area=1,511.5|Kreisschlüssel = 08136 | population=313,576| population_as_of=12.31.2008| density=207| carsign=AA, GD| url=http://www.ostalbkreis.de| map={{Germany district OSM map|parent_subdivision=Q985}} }} The '''Ostalbkreis''' is a [[Districts of Germany|''Landkreis'' (district)]] in the east of [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. The district is located in the eastern part of the [[Swabian Jura]] mountains. The main rivers in the district are the [[Rems (river)|Rems]], the [[Jagst]] and the [[Kocher]]. ==Towns and communities== [[File:Municipalities in AA.svg|thumb|300px|left|Towns and municipalities in Ostalbkreis]] {| ! width=33% align=left|Towns ! width=33% align=left|Communities ! width=33% align=left| |- valign=top || #[[Aalen]] #[[Bopfingen]] #[[Ellwangen]] (Jagst) #[[Heubach]] #[[Lauchheim]] #[[Lorch (Württemberg)]] #[[Neresheim]] #[[Oberkochen]] #[[Schwäbisch Gmünd]] | rowspan=3| #[[Abtsgmünd]] #[[Adelmannsfelden]] #[[Bartholomä]] #[[Böbingen an der Rems|Böbingen (Rems)]] #[[Durlangen]] #[[Ellenberg, Baden-Württemberg|Ellenberg]] #[[Eschach, Germany|Eschach]] #[[Essingen]] #[[Göggingen]] #[[Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg|Gschwend]] #[[Heuchlingen]] #[[Hüttlingen, Germany|Hüttlingen]] #[[Iggingen]] #[[Jagstzell]] #[[Kirchheim am Ries]] #[[Leinzell]] #[[Mögglingen]] | rowspan=3| <ol start=18> <li>[[Mutlangen]] <li>[[Neuler]] <li>[[Obergröningen]] <li>[[Rainau]] <li>[[Riesbürg]] <li>[[Rosenberg (Ostalb)]] <li>[[Ruppertshofen, Baden-Württemberg|Ruppertshofen]] <li>[[Schechingen]] <li>[[Spraitbach]] <li>[[Stödtlen]] <li>[[Täferrot]] <li>[[Tannhausen]] <li>[[Unterschneidheim]] <li>[[Waldstetten]] <li>[[Westhausen (Ostalb)]] <li>[[Wört]] </ol> |- ! align=left|Administrative districts |- || #[[Aalen]] #[[Bopfingen]] #[[Ellwangen]] #Kapfenburg #Leintal-Frickenhofer Höhe #[[Rosenstein, Ostalbkreis|Rosenste