Oberkirch (;
Low Alemannic: ''Owerkirch'') is a city in Western
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...
,
Germany
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about 12 km North-East of
Offenburg
Offenburg (; "open borough" - coat of arms showing open gates; Low Alemmanic: ''Offäburg'') is a city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in south-western Germany. With nearly 60,000 inhabitants (2019), it is the largest city and the administrat ...
and belongs to the
Ortenaukreis district.
Twin towns
Oberkirch is twinned with
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest ( , ; ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a Community (Wales), community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the secon ...
which is a town in Pembrokeshire, in
Wales
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in the United Kingdom, and
Oosterzele
Oosterzele () is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of , , , , Oosterzele proper and . In 2021, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,740. The total area is 43.12&nb ...
, a town in Oost-Vlaanderen, in
Belgium
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.
Gallery
File:Oberkirch, toren van de Sankt Cyriak Kirche IMG 5302 2023-05-06 09.10.jpg, Churchtower (Sankt Cyriak Kirche) in Oberkirch
Image:Oberkirch Rench.jpg, Mühlbach channel in the historic city center
File:Oberkirch Oberen Linde 343.jpg, Historical facade from 1659
Image:Weissmann_Oberkirch_2006.jpg, " Ronia the Robber's Daughter" at an open-air theater (2006)
People from Oberkirch
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Karl Stecher (1831-1923), painter, moved to Paris, New York &
Wichita, Kansas
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Bernhard Maier
Bernhard Maier (born 1963 in Oberkirch, Baden) is a German professor of religious studies, who publishes mainly on Celtic culture and religion.
Maier studied comparative religion, comparative linguistics, Celtic and Semitic studies at the Al ...
(born 1963), professor of religious studies, publishes mainly on
Celtic culture and religion.
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Michael Gerber (born 1970), Roman Catholic bishop (of
Fulda
Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the city hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
Histor ...
)
References
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Information about and images
Ortenaukreis
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