AALEN, ä′len, Germany, town of Württemberg on the Kocher river, 46 miles by rail east of Stuttgart. It is situated in the foothills of the Swabian Alps, 1,400 feet above sea-level. It was the boyhood home of Christian Schubart the poet who is commemorated by a statue. Large iron works, woolen, linen, ribbon and leather manufactures are carried on. Aalen was a free imperial city from 1360 until its annexation to Württemberg in 1802. Pop. 11,400.