The Aal is a small

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in the

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Aalen Aalen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Oole'') is a town located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about east of Stuttgart and north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district and is its largest town. It is ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...

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. It originates in the ''Dürrwiesen'' near the road bridge of the K 3326 at the western end of the street ''Gartenstraße'' through the confluence of the left Rombach and the right Sauerbach, that slightly exceeds the Rombach in length and area of basin. From here, the Aal first flows in an eastern and later northeastern direction. After 1.6 km, it flows on the left side of the ''Reichstädter Markt'' into the

Kocher The Kocher () is a -longincluding its source river Schwarzer Kocher right tributary of the Neckar in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name "Kocher" originates from its Celtic name "cochan" and probably means winding, m ...

. For the

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, the Aal was the reason to erect the Aalen Castle somewhat north of it, its largest equestrian fort north of the Alps. They extracted up to 30,000 liters of water daily for their approximately 1,000 horses. At the confluence of Rombach and Sauerbach, the Aal was recultivated for 5 million euros, and on September 10, 2010 the newly constructed Dürrwiesen flood retention basin was inaugurated.

Tributaries

*Rombach, left headwater, 5.8 km from the mouth most distant source, and 12.1 km². It is considered as the main headwater, the name officially used also for the total course of the Aal. *Sauerbach right headwaters, 6.5 km from muzzle most distant source and 12.9 km². *Heuchelbach, from the right near the street ''Fackelbrückenstraße'', 1.5 km and 1.1 km².

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Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub

Tributaries

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