Blaustein
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| Blaustein | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Alb-Donau-Kreis |
| Mayor | Gerald Schikorr |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 55.61 km² (21.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 495 m (1624 ft) |
| Population | 15,303 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 275 /km² (713 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | UL |
| Postal code | 89134 |
| Area codes | 07304, 0731 |
| Website | www.blaustein.de |
For other uses, see Blaustein (disambiguation).
Blaustein is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the Blau River, 6 km west of Ulm and has about 15,000 inhabitants.
It was created in 1968 after the union of Ehrenstein and Klingenstein. During the 1970s, the municipalities of Arnegg, Bermaringen, Dietingen, Herrlingen, Lautern, Markbronn, Weidach and Wippingen became part of the new municipality of Blaustein.
It is also the final resting place of the Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.
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