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Blaustein is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is on the Blau River, 6 km west of Ulm and has about 15,000 inhabitants.

It was created in 1968 after the union of Ehrenstein and Klingenstein. During the 1970s, the municipalities of Arnegg, Bermaringen, Dietingen, Herrlingen, Lautern, Markbronn, Weidach and Wippingen became part of the new municipality of Blaustein.

It is also the final resting place of the German officer Erwin Rommel.

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  • Railway station Herrlingen (Blaustein) 2019

    Railway station Herrlingen 2019

  • Tomb of Erwin Rommel in Herrlingen (2019)

    Tomb of Erwin Rommel in Herrlingen (2019)

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Blaustein para niños

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