Oppenau

Coat of arms

Oppenau

Location of Oppenau within Ortenaukreis district

Coordinates: 48°28′25″N 08°09′34″E / 48.47361°N 8.15944°ECoordinates: 48°28′25″N 08°09′34″E / 48.47361°N 8.15944°E

Country Germany

Government

• Mayor Thomas Grieser (CDU)

Area

• Total 73.04 km² (28.20 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total 4,661

• Density 64/km² (170/sq mi)

Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Postal codes 77724–77728

Dialling codes 07804

Vehicle registration OG

Website www.oppenau.de

View on Main Street

Oppenau is a town located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has a population of 5,200 inhabitants.

Geography

Oppenau is situated in the Rench valley in the Black Forest. The nearest major cities are Offenburg and Freudenstadt.

History

City gate

Oppenau was founded in the 12th century. All Saints' Abbey ("Allerheiligenkloster"), founded in 1192, gained power in 1316, Subsequently Oppenau belonged to the bishops of Strasbourg. After the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803, Oppenau became part of Baden.

Culture

Ruins of All Saints' Abbey

Oppenau's main attractions are the ruins of the monastery, which was destroyed by fire in 1804, and the cataracts close to them.

Towns and municipalities in Ortenau (district)

Achern Appenweier Bad Peterstal-Griesbach Berghaupten Biberach Durbach Ettenheim Fischerbach Friesenheim Gengenbach Gutach Haslach Hausach Hofstetten Hohberg Hornberg Kappel-Grafenhausen Kappelrodeck Kehl Kippenheim Lahr Lauf Lautenbach Mahlberg Meißenheim Mühlenbach Neuried Nordrach Oberharmersbach Oberkirch Oberwolfach Offenburg Ohlsbach Oppenau Ortenberg Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald Renchen Rheinau Ringsheim Rust Sasbach Sasbachwalden Schuttertal Schutterwald Schwanau Seebach Seelbach Steinach Willstätt Wolfach Zell am Harmersbach

References

↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

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