Oberkirch (Baden)

For other places with the same name, see Oberkirch (disambiguation).
Oberkirch
City
Oberkirch
Coat of arms
Location of Oberkirch within Ortenaukreis district
Location of Oberkirch
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
 • Total
69.09 km2 (26.68 sq mi)
Elevation
192 m (630 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
19,847
 • Density287.3/km2 (744.0/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐkɪʁç] ⓘ; 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

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.

  • Churchtower (Sankt Cyriak Kirche) in Oberkirch
  • 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

References

  1. ^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Oberkirch 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
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