Oppenau

History

In the 12th century an agricultural settling made up the village Noppenouwe, which succumbed to the House of Zähringen until 1218. After they have been died out, the dominance in the Rench-valley was fragmented. The in 1192 in Lierbach founded All Saints’ Abbey took a high political, cultural and religious influence to Oppenau at this time. In 1316 bishops from the French Strasbourg started reign about the Rench-valley. After the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803, Oppenau became part of Baden. In 1990, German politician Wolfgang Schäuble suffered an assassination attempt in Oppenau.

Geography

Oppenau is situated in the Rench valley in the Black Forest. The nearest major cities are Offenburg and Freudenstadt.

Most-observed species

• Zoropsid spider

  Zoropsis spinimana (Dufour, 1820) · Arachnida
  896
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  807
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  668
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  646
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  560
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  556
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  548
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  533

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 4.1 — 2021-06-26
  2 km SE of Hœrdt, France
• M 3.1 — 2018-05-04
  2 km W of Schliengen, Germany
• M 3.6 — 2009-05-05
  2 km NNW of Steinen, Germany