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Ostalbkreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg Coordinates: 48°52′28″ N 10°05′51″ E

Map showing the location of Ostalbkreis Ostalbkreis
Location in Germany
Population
317,427
317.4K
Elevation
436 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
43
listed under Ostalbkreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
STR Stuttgart Airport68 km
FMM Memmingen Allgau Airport99 km

About Ostalbkreis

Ostalbkreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg. Population: 317,427. Elevation: 436 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Stuttgart Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Schlierbach and Schafhalde.

Climate of Ostalbkreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (96 mm)
Driest month
April (60 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Ostalbkreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)656163607796867460696878

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ostalbkreis

The nearest airport is Stuttgart Airport (STR), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ulm, 54 km to the south.

Airports

  • Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 68 kmwest
  • Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 99 kmsouth
  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 100 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 54 kmsouth
  • Stuttgart Population: 612.7K 68 kmwest
  • Heilbronn Population: 120.7K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Augsburg Population: 301.1K 81 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ostalbkreis

Within 100 km: 1,205 historic and cultural sites, 3,235 natural sites, 702 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km273 places

  • Itzelberger See Lake 16 kmS
  • Bucher Stausee Lake 6 kmNE
  • Schießtalsee Lake 22 kmW
  • Rehnenmühlesee Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km1,283 places

  • Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 35 kmNW
  • Zusam River 52 kmE
  • Lauter River 57 kmW
  • Lauter River 53 kmS

60–100 km3,586 places

  • Umpfer River 79 kmN
  • Uzbach River 74 kmN
  • Wolfsee Lake 88 kmN
  • Tränksee Lake 98 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Ostalbkreis and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Ostalbkreis Münster Mannheim Bonn
Population 317.4K 308.3K 308K 330.6K
Elevation 436 m 64 m 100 m 64 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 25° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° -1° -1° 0°
Annual rainfall 857 mm 768 mm 669 mm 717 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 386 km 137 km 299 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Ostalbkreis

43 places
  1. 1 Aalen 67.6K
  2. 2 Schwäbisch Gmünd 64.4K
  3. 3 Ellwangen (Jagst) 25K
  4. 4 Bopfingen 11.6K
  5. 5 Lorch 10.8K
  6. 6 Heubach 10.1K
  7. 7 Neresheim 8K
  8. 8 Oberkochen 7.7K
  9. 9 Abtsgmünd 7.5K
  10. 10 Waldstetten 7.1K
  11. 11 Mutlangen 6.8K
  12. 12 Essingen 6.4K
  13. 13 Westhausen 6.1K
  14. 14 Hüttlingen 6.1K
  15. 15 Unterschneidheim 5K
  16. 16 Lauchheim 4.9K
  17. 17 Gschwend 4.6K
  18. 18 Böbingen an der Rems 4.5K
  19. 19 Mögglingen 4.3K
  20. 20 Rainau 3.4K
  21. 21 Spraitbach 3.3K
  22. 22 Neuler 3.3K
  23. 23 Durlangen 2.7K
  24. 24 Iggingen 2.6K
  25. 25 Rosenberg 2.6K
  26. 26 Göggingen 2.5K
  27. 27 Jagstzell 2.4K
  28. 28 Schechingen 2.2K
  29. 29 Riesbürg 2.2K
  30. 30 Bartholomä 2K
  31. 31 Leinzell 2K
  32. 32 Ruppertshofen 1.9K
  33. 33 Eschach 1.9K
  34. 34 Heuchlingen 1.9K
  35. 35 Stödtlen 1.8K
  36. 36 Ellenberg 1.8K
  37. 37 Tannhausen 1.8K
  38. 38 Kirchheim am Ries 1.8K
  39. 39 Adelmannsfelden 1.7K
  40. 40 Wört 1.5K
  41. 41 Täferrot 1K
  42. 42 Obergröningen 427

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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