Oberkirch (Baden)

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.

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Oberkirch
City
Oberkirch
Coat of arms
Location of Oberkirch within Ortenaukreis district
Oberkirch Show map of Germany Oberkirch Show map of Baden-Württemberg
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 (2023–31)	Gregor Bühler^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	69.13 km² (26.69 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	20,092
• 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, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Website	www.oberkirch.de

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)

Karl Stecher (1831-1923), painter, moved to Paris, New York & Wichita, Kansas
Bernhard Maier (born 1963), professor of religious studies, publishes mainly on Celtic culture and religion.
Michael Gerber (born 1970), Roman Catholic bishop (of Fulda)

[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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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.

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Quick Facts Country, State ...

Oberkirch
City
Oberkirch
Coat of arms
Location of Oberkirch within Ortenaukreis district
Oberkirch Show map of Germany Oberkirch Show map of Baden-Württemberg
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 (2023–31)	Gregor Bühler^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	69.13 km² (26.69 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	20,092
• 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, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Website	www.oberkirch.de

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)

Karl Stecher (1831-1923), painter, moved to Paris, New York & Wichita, Kansas
Bernhard Maier (born 1963), professor of religious studies, publishes mainly on Celtic culture and religion.
Michael Gerber (born 1970), Roman Catholic bishop (of Fulda)

[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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