Owen, Germany

Owen, Germany
Owen
Coat of arms of Owen
Owen is located in Germany
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Owen
Coordinates 48°35′18″N 9°27′5″E / 48.58833°N 9.45139°E / 48.58833; 9.45139Coordinates: 48°35′18″N 9°27′5″E / 48.58833°N 9.45139°E / 48.58833; 9.45139
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Esslingen
Mayor Verena Grötzinger
Basic statistics
Area 9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation 391 m  (1283 ft)
Population 3,449 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 356 /km2 (921 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ES
Postal code 73277
Area code 07021
Website www.owen.de

Owen (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊ.ən], see below) is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

Geography

It is located 29 km southeast of Stuttgart and 7 km south of Kirchheim unter Teck.

Pronunciation

The name's pronunciation contradicts ordinary German orthographic rules and is more similar to English standard pronunciation. The name derives from the old word "Aue", meaning floodplain, and kept its ancient pronunciation.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
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