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Oberkirch (Baden)

Coordinates: 48°32′N 8°5′E / 48.533°N 8.083°E / 48.533; 8.083
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Oberkirch
City
Oberkirch
Oberkirch
Coat of arms of Oberkirch
Coat of arms
Location of Oberkirch within Ortenaukreis district
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Oberkirch is located in Germany
Oberkirch
Oberkirch
Oberkirch is located in Baden-Württemberg
Oberkirch
Oberkirch
Coordinates: 48°32′N 8°5′E / 48.533°N 8.083°E / 48.533; 8.083
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
SubdivisionsKernstadt and 9 Stadtteile
Government
 • Lord mayor (2023–31) Gregor Bühler[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total69.13 km2 (26.69 sq mi)
Elevation
192 m (630 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,092
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77695–77704
Dialling codes07802 und 07805
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websitewww.oberkirch.de

Oberkirch (Low Alemannic: Owerkirch) is a city in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany about 12 km North-East of Offenburg and belongs to the Ortenaukreis district.

Twin towns

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Oberkirch is twinned with Haverfordwest which is a town in Pembrokeshire, in Wales in the United Kingdom, and Oosterzele, a town in Oost-Vlaanderen, in Belgium.

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  • Churchtower (Sankt Cyriak Kirche) in Oberkirch
    Churchtower (Sankt Cyriak Kirche) in Oberkirch
  • Mühlbach channel in the historic city center
    Mühlbach channel in the historic city center
  • Historical facade from 1659
    Historical facade from 1659
  • "Ronia the Robber's Daughter" at an open-air theater (2006)
    "Ronia the Robber's Daughter" at an open-air theater (2006)

People from Oberkirch

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References

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  1. ^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Oberkirch 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
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