Oberhausen (near Neuburg)

Oberhausen
Oberhausen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Mayor Fridolin Gößl (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 31.94 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
Elevation 420-445 m
Population 2,639 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 83 /km2 (214 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ND
Postal code 86697
Area code 08431
Website www.gemeinde-oberhausen.de

Oberhausen is a municipality in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany.

Oberhausen combines historic Oberhausen, Unterhausen, Sinning and Kreut.

Neighboring communities include Rennertshofen, Burgheim, Ehekirchen, Rohrenfels, Königsmoos and Neuburg an der Donau.

Bahnhof Unterhausen is the local train station.

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Population

The population as of January, 2005:

municipality total 2,618
Oberhausen 1,079
Sinning 781
Unterhausen 722
Kreut 36

History

In 1214, Oberhausen and Unterhausen were documented.

There were heavy casualties and great damage to Oberhausen and Unterhausen during World War II. In the woods just outside of Sinning, there are reinforced, concrete bunkers built during WWII that still exist today.

In 1972, Oberhausen, Unterhausen and Sinning were combined under the name Oberhausen. In 1994, Kreut was added to the municipality.

The four communities

Oberhausen is made up of Oberhausen, Unterhausen, Sinning, Kreut.

Oberhausen

Oberhausen was first documented in 1214.

Unterhausen

Grumoldshausen or Grünwaldshausen oder Grimoldshausen, the original name of Unterhausen, was created in the 8th century.

Sinning

Sinning was first documented in 1176.

Kreut

Kreut joined the municipality in 1994.

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