Blaustein is best known within Baden-Württemberg for its position on the Blau River in the Blautal valley, immediately west of Ulm. The town sits between the limestone uplands of the Swabian Jura and the settled valley corridor leading towards Blaubeuren. Herrlingen, a district of Blaustein, is associated with Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, whose grave is in the local cemetery. It was also the site of the Landschulheim Herrlingen, a progressive school founded by educator Anna Essinger in 1926. Railway connections and routes along the Blau link Blaustein closely with Ulm and the surrounding Alb landscape. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Blaustein and Baden-Württemberg.
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