Owen, Germany

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Owen
Coat of arms of Owen
Location of Owen within Esslingen district
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CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictEsslingen
Government
 • MayorVerena Grötzinger
Area
 • Total9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation
391 m (1,283 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,478
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
73277
Dialling codes07021
Vehicle registrationES
Websitewww.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 nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

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