Owen, Germany

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

Owen
Coat of arms
Location of Owen within Esslingen district
AltdorfBeurenDenkendorfHochdorfKohlbergKohlbergOwen
Owen
Owen
Coordinates: 48°35′18″N 9°27′5″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictEsslingen
Government
 • MayorVerena Grötzinger
Area
 • Total9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation
391 m (1,283 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,407
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
73277
Dialling codes07021
Vehicle registrationES
Websitewww.owen.de

Geography

It is located 40 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.

Traffic

Owen is connected to the railway-system by the Teckbahn (Wendlingen–Oberlenningen). The Königlich Württembergischen Staats-Eisenbahnen built the station in 1899.[2] There are bus connections to the neighbour communities.

Through Owen leads A-Road B 465 from Kirchheim unter Teck to Blaubeuren. Highway A 8 is three miles away, junction Kirchheim-Ost.

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
  2. Rainer Stein (1996), "Der württembergische Einheitsbahnhof auf Nebenbahnen", Eisenbahn-Journal Württemberg-Report (in German), Fürstenfeldbruck: Merker, Band 1 (V/96), pp. 80–83, ISBN 3-922404-96-0
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