Abtsgmünd is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the German state of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, in

Ostalbkreis The Ostalbkreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the border to Bavaria. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Schwäbisch Hall, Ansbach, Donau-Ries, Heidenheim, Göppingen and Rems-M ...

district. Abtsgmünd is located at the confluence of two streams, the

Lein Lein may refer to: People with that name * Allen Lein (1913–2003), American endocrinologist and medical school professor *Anatoly Lein Anatoly Yakovlevich Lein (russian: Анатолий Яковлевич Лейн; March 28, 1931 – March 1 ...

and the Kocher. Famous locals include

Patrick Benedict Zimmer Patrick Benedict Zimmer (born at Abtsgmund, Württemberg, 22 February 1752; died at Stenheim near Dillingen, 16 October., 1820) was a Catholic philosopher and theologian. Life Zimmer studied the Humanities and philosophy at Ellwangen, theology a ...

who was born in the town. Until 2006, Abtsgmünd was host to the Summer Breeze Open Air metal festival.Summer Breeze Open Air
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Gallery

Abtsgmuend Pfarrkirche.jpg, Saint Michael's church, Abtsgmünd Schlosskirche und Schloss Hohenstadt.jpg,

Schloss ''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house. Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cognate ...

and church Hohenstadt Abtsgmünd - Untergröningen - Schloss - Auffahrt und Nordflügel - Ansicht von Westen.jpg,

Untergröningen Dam-across-Kocher.JPG, Kocher dam Wasserturm Hohenstadt 2013-1.jpg, Hohenstadt

water tower A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a distribution system for potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection. Water towers often operate in conju ...

Born in Abtsgmünd

Karl Allmendinger Karl Allmendinger (3 February 1891 – 2 October 1965) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded the 5th Infantry Division, V Army Corps then 17th Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the ...

(1891-1965), General of the Wehrmacht * Albert Schnez (1911-2007), General of the Bundeswehr

References

Ostalbkreis Württemberg {{Ostalbkreis-geo-stub