Oberwolfach

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Oberwolfach
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Mayor	Jürgen Nowak
Basic statistics
Area	51.27 km² (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation	323 m (1060 ft)
Population	2,736 (31/12/2005)
- Density	53 /km² (138 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OG
Postal code	77709
Area code	07834
Website	oberwolfach.de Coordinates: 48°19′″N 8°13′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator

Oberwolfach is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is known as the site of the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, a leading mathematical research institute.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Geographical situation
- 1.2 Neighbouring localities
2 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Ortenau (district)

Achern \| Appenweier \| Bad Peterstal-Griesbach \| Berghaupten \| Biberach \| Durbach \| Ettenheim \| Fischerbach \| Friesenheim \| Gengenbach \| Gutach \| Haslach \| Hausach \| Hofstetten \| Hohberg \| Hornberg \| Kappel-Grafenhausen \| Kappelrodeck \| Kehl \| Kippenheim \| Lahr \| Lauf \| Lautenbach \| Mahlberg \| Meißenheim \| Mühlenbach \| Neuried \| Nordrach \| Oberharmersbach \| Oberkirch \| Oberwolfach \| Offenburg \| Ohlsbach \| Oppenau \| Ortenberg \| Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald \| Renchen \| Rheinau \| Ringsheim \| Rust \| Sasbach \| Sasbachwalden \| Schuttertal \| Schutterwald \| Schwanau \| Seebach \| Seelbach \| Steinach \| Willstätt \| Wolfach \| Zell am Harmersbach