Summary
Obernheim is a municipality of the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Obernheim | |
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 View across Obernheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Obernheim within Zollernalbkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°09′45″N 08°51′42″E / 48.16250°N 8.86167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Zollernalbkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Josef Ungermann[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 897 m (2,943 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,487 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 72364 |
| Dialling codes | 07436 |
| Vehicle registration | BL |
| Website | www |
History edit
Obernheim became a possession of the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1805 and was assigned to Oberamt Balingen. Five years later, in 1810, it was reassigned to Oberamt Spaichingen, which was merged into Landkreis Balingen in 1938. Obernheim grew and industrialized after the Second World War, first expanding in the 1950s to the north-east and west, and then in the 1970s to the north once more. As part of the 1973 Baden-Württemberg district reform, Landkreis Balingen was dissolved and Obernheim was assigned to the newly-created Zollernalb district. There was further municipal growth to the northeast in the 1980s and 1990s.[3]
Geography edit
The municipality (Gemeinde) of Obernheimof is located along the southern edge Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the Federal Republic of Germany's 16 States. It lies along the border with Tuttlingen district and the western edge of the Kuppenalb, between the Upper and Lower Bära rivers, in the High Swabian Jura. Elevation above sea level ranges in the municipality from a high of 988 meters (3,241 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 751 meters (2,464 ft) NN.[3]
A portion of the Federally-protected Stromelsberg-Hessenbühl nature reserve is located in Obernheim's municipal area.[3]
Demographics edit
Population development:[4]
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Coat of arms edit
Obernheim's coat of arms is a field of white crossed by a single blue bar. This pattern was adapted from the personal blazon of Johann von Obernheim, a local 14th century nobleman, and was approved for official use by the provisional post-WWII Württemberg-Hohenzollern government on 27 October 1950. A corresponding flag was issued on 15 January 1982.[3]
Transportation edit
Obernheim was connected to the Heuberg Railway until its station was closed in 1996. Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau.[3]
References edit
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Nusplingen". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Obernheim (Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
External links edit
- Official website
(in German)
