Osterburken

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Osterburken
Main train station
Main train station
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Osterburken
Osterburken (Germany)
Osterburken
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Town subdivisions 4
Mayor Jürgen Galm
Basic statistics
Area 47.32 km² (18.3 sq mi)
Elevation 247 m  (810 ft)
Population 6,514  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 138 /km² (357 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MOS
Postal codes 74701–74706
Area codes 06291, 06292, 06295
Website www.osterburken.de

Coordinates: 49°25′51″N 9°25′34″E / 49.43083, 9.42611

Osterburken is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 28 km southwest of Tauberbischofsheim, 50 km northeast of Heilbronn, 90 km east of Heidelberg, 60 km southwest of Würzburg and 30 km east of Mosbach. The S1 S-Bahn line of VRN public transport service operates between Homburg (Saarland) and Osterburken, hence the train station here is used frequently to transfer to and from other trains.