Oberkirch (Baden)
Oberkirch is a town in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany about 12 km North-East of Offenburg and belongs to the Ortenaukreis district.
Oberkirch | |
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 Oberkirch | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberkirch within Ortenaukreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°32′N 8°5′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Subdivisions | Kernstadt and 9 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Matthias Braun (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.13 km2 (26.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,036 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77695–77704 |
| Dialling codes | 07802 und 07805 |
| Vehicle registration | OG |
| Website | www.oberkirch.de |
Oberkirch is twinned with Haverfordwest which is a town in Pembrokeshire, in the country of Wales in the United Kingdom, and Oosterzele, a town in Oost-Vlaanderen, in Belgium.
Mühlbach channel in the historic city center
Historical facade from 1659
"Ronia the Robber's Daughter" at an open-air theater (2006)
People from Oberkirch
- Michael Gerber (born 1970), Roman Catholic bishop
References
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
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