Oberwolfach
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.
Oberwolfach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberwolfach within Ortenaukreis district  | |
  Oberwolfach  Oberwolfach | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′N 8°13′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–23) | Matthias Bauernfeind[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,574 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77709 |
| Dialling codes | 07834 |
| Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
| Website | oberwolfach.de |
Geography
Geographical situation
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
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.
References
- Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
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