Owen, Germany

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Owen
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Mayor	Siegfried Roser
Basic statistics
Area	9.70 km² (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation	391 m (1283 ft)
Population	3,491 (31/12/2006)
- 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 09°27′05″E / 48.58833, 9.45139

Owen [aʊən] is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 7 km south of Kirchheim unter Teck, and 29 km southeast of Stuttgart.

[edit] Pronunciation

The name's pronunciation contradicts ordinary German pronunciation rules and is more similar to English standard pronunciation (see above). The name derives from the old word "Aue", meaning floodplain, and kept its ancient spelling.

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Esslingen (district)

Aichtal \| Aichwald \| Altbach \| Altdorf \| Altenriet \| Baltmannsweiler \| Bempflingen \| Beuren \| Bissingen (Teck) \| Deizisau \| Denkendorf \| Dettingen (Teck) \| Erkenbrechtsweiler \| Esslingen am Neckar \| Filderstadt \| Frickenhausen \| Großbettlingen \| Hochdorf \| Holzmaden \| Kirchheim (Teck) \| Kohlberg \| Köngen \| Leinfelden-Echterdingen \| Lenningen \| Lichtenwald \| Neckartailfingen \| Neckartenzlingen \| Neidlingen \| Neuffen \| Neuhausen (Fildern) \| Notzingen \| Nürtingen \| Oberboihingen \| Ohmden \| Ostfildern \| Owen \| Plochingen \| Reichenbach an der Fils \| Schlaitdorf \| Unterensingen \| Weilheim \| Wendlingen \| Wernau \| Wolfschlugen