Opfenbach
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Opfenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Opfenbach within Lindau district  | |
  Opfenbach  Opfenbach | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′N 9°49′E / 47.617°N 9.817°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Lindau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Matthias Bentz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,337 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88145 |
| Dialling codes | 08385 |
| Vehicle registration | LI |
| Website | www.opfenbach.de |
Opfenbach is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany.
Opfenbach is located in the Allgäu region, more precisely in the Westallgäu, about 15 km from Lindau. One of the districts of Opfenbach is Wigratzbad. Others are Mellatz, Beuren, Heimen, Litzis, Göritz, Mywiler and Ruhlands.
History
Opfenbach once was part of the Austrian authority of Bregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn and Preßburg in 1805 the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, the contemporary municipality was formed by the "Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.
Population development
In 1970 1,879, in 1987 1,952 and in 2000 2,196 inhabitants were living in the municipality of Opfenbach.
Politics
Matthias Bentz (Opfenbach direkt) is mayor of the town.
The revenue from the municipal tax added up to 869,000 € in 1999, of which the net business tax amounted to 160,000 €.
