Oberkirch

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Oberkirch

Total population

19,665

Air quality index

26Good

Elevation192 m

Land area69.09 km²

WeatherAvg high 60°F

Coordinates48.53°, 8.08°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oberkirch is a city in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany about 12 km North-East of Offenburg and belongs to the Ortenaukreis district.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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

F

Franz Konrad Joseph Truchsess von Rheinfelden

Wilhelm Bohnert

German politician (1886-1956)

E

Erwin Knosp

German amateur wrestler

F

Franz Reusch

organ builder (1817-1887)

R

Robert Feger

German librarian and classical philologist (1918–1987)

Franz Geiler

German politician (1879-1948)

Georg Lechleiter

German politician (1885-1942)

Ignaz Heim

composer (1818-1880)

J

Johannes Künzel

German politician

J

Joseph Belli

German author

K

Klaus Scheurich

German film producer

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

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Ebersweier
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,230
• Obersasbach
  7.1 mi away
• Legelshurst
  8 mi away
• Odelshofen
  9.3 mi away
• Kork
  9.9 mi away
• Unzhurst
  10.9 mi away
• Memprechtshofen
  11.3 mi away
• Bühl
  11.6 mi away · pop. 28,566
• Scherzheim
  13 mi away
• Vimbuch
  13.1 mi away
• Helmlingen
  13.2 mi away
• Oberbruch
  13.7 mi away

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Recently spotted species

Sand Lizard

Lacerta agilis

Seen 2026-06-08

blue spruce

Picea pungens

Seen 2026-06-07

Stonewall Rim Lichen

Protoparmeliopsis muralis

Seen 2026-06-07

Great burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

Seen 2026-06-07

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-06-07

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-07

greater plantain

Plantago major

Seen 2026-06-07

meadow pea

Lathyrus pratensis

Seen 2026-06-07

Ferruginous Bee-Grabber

Sicus ferrugineus

Seen 2026-06-07

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Oberkirch, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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