Oberkirch (Baden)
City in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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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.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberkirch
within Ortenaukreis district  | |
 Location of Oberkirch | |
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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 (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 |
| • Density | 287.3/km2 (744.0/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 |
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.
Gallery
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
- 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)
