Aalen, a town of Germany, in the kingdom of Wurttemberg,
pleasantly situated on the Kocher, at the foot of the Swabian
Alps, about 50 m. E. of Stuttgart, and with direct railway
communication with Ulm and Cannstatt. Pop. 10,000. Woollen
and linen goods are manufactured, and there are ribbon
looms and tanneries in the town, and large iron works in the
neighbourhood. There are several schools and churches, and a
statue of the poet Christian Schubart. Aalen was a free imperial
city from 1360 to 1802, when it was annexed to Wurttemberg.
From Gutenberg Encyclopedia (1911).