Achern

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Achern

Total population

24,618

Coordinates48.63°, 8.07°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Achern is a city in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 18 km southwest of Baden-Baden and 19 km northeast of Offenburg. Achern is the fourth largest town in the district of Ortenau (Ortenaukreis), after Offenburg, Lahr / Black Forest and Kehl.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

H

Hermann Hohn

German general (1897–1968)

Amand Goegg

Germany politician (1820-1897)

N

Norbert Dobeleit

German sprinter

Martin Knosp

Olympic medalist in wrestling

A

August Stigler

Wilhelm Bohnert

German politician (1886-1956)

E

Ernst-Bernd Blümle

Swiss economist (1932-2008)

E

Erwin Knosp

German amateur wrestler

F

Franz Reusch

organ builder (1817-1887)

F

Franz Gräßel

German painter (1861-1948)

G

Gabriele Hauser

German politician and judge

H

Hugo Stadtmüller

German teacher and classical philologist (1845–1906)

Ignaz Heim

composer (1818-1880)

I

Isidor Früh

German politician (1922-2002)

J

Johannes Künzel

German politician

M

Michael Speier

German author and translator

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Obersasbach
  1.4 mi away
• Unzhurst
  4 mi away
• Bühl
  5.3 mi away · pop. 28,566
• Memprechtshofen
  5.4 mi away
• Vimbuch
  6.5 mi away
• Scherzheim
  6.6 mi away
• Urloffen
  6.7 mi away
• Oberbruch
  6.9 mi away
• Steinbach
  7.9 mi away
• Schwarzach
  8.2 mi away · pop. 1,672
• Legelshurst
  8.3 mi away
• Leiberstung
  8.5 mi away

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Achern

Matthias Weißer 1867

Andreas Bohnenstengel · 1867

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers