Oberwolfach

Coordinates: 48°19′N 8°13′E / 48.317°N 8.217°E / 48.317; 8.217
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Oberwolfach
Coat of arms of Oberwolfach
Location of Oberwolfach within Ortenaukreis district
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Oberwolfach is located in Germany
Oberwolfach
Oberwolfach
Oberwolfach is located in Baden-Württemberg
Oberwolfach
Oberwolfach
Coordinates: 48°19′N 8°13′E / 48.317°N 8.217°E / 48.317; 8.217
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
 • Mayor (2015–23) Matthias Bauernfeind[1]
Area
 • Total51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi)
Elevation
323 m (1,060 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,578
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77709
Dialling codes07834
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websiteoberwolfach.de

Oberwolfach (Low Alemannic: Obberwolfä) is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the site of the Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics, or Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach.

Geography[edit]

Geographical situation[edit]

The town of Oberwolfach lies between 270 and 948 meters above sea level in the central Schwarzwald (Black Forest) on the river Wolf, a tributary of the Kinzig.

Neighbouring localities[edit]

The district is neighboured by Bad Peterstal-Griesbach to the north, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach in Landkreis Freudenstadt to the east, by the towns of Wolfach and Hausach to the south, and by Oberharmersbach to the west.

Demographics[edit]

Population development:[3]

Year Inhabitants
1990 2,655
2001 2,775
2011 2,678
2021 2,574

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  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.
  3. ^ "Oberwolfach (Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

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