Oberboihingen

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Oberboihingen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Oberboihingen
Oberboihingen (Germany)
Oberboihingen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Esslingen
Mayor Torsten Hooge
Basic statistics
Area 6.31 km² (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation 276 m  (906 ft)
Population 5,424  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 860 /km² (2,226 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ES
Postal code 72644
Area code 07022
Website www.oberboihingen.de

Coordinates: 48°38′49″N 09°22′00″E / 48.64694, 9.366667

Oberboihingen (often called "Boing" or "Bo-ing" by the natives) is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It has around 5,500 citiziens and is close to the railway line between Stuttgart and Tübingen.

[edit] Curiosities

At the station, there is the only hand-operated level crossing in Germany.


Official Website