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Owen, Germany

 
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Owen
Coat of arms of Owen
Owen, Germany is located in Germany
Owen, Germany
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Esslingen
Mayor Siegfried Roser
Basic statistics
Area 9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation 391 m  (1283 ft)
Population 3,491  (31 December 2006)
 - Density 360 /km2 (932 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ES
Postal code 73277
Area code 07021
Website www.owen.de

Coordinates: 48°35′18″N 9°27′5″E / 48.58833°N 9.45139°E / 48.58833; 9.45139

Owen (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊ.ən], see below) is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located 7 km south of Kirchheim unter Teck, and 29 km southeast of Stuttgart.

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

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.



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