Ortenberg

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Ortenberg

Total population

3,411

WeatherAvg high 61.5°F

Coordinates48.45°, 7.97°

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

Overview

Ortenberg is a municipality in the district of Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg.

Geography

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

Climate

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

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

Josef Kohler

German poet (1849-1919)

Max Müller

German philosopher and Catholic intellectual (1906–1994)

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Ludwig Ferdinand Clauss

German racial theorist and anthropologist (1892–1974)

Angelica Schwall-Düren

German politician

Jürgen Todenhöfer

German politician and author

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Eduard Karl August Riehm

German theologian (1830-1888)

Atika Bouagaa

German volleyball player

Kurt Baschwitz

German journalist (1886–1968)

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Jonas Alber

conductor

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Theodor von Brand

German-American parasitologist (1899-1978)

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Francesco Stefani

film director and TV executive (1923–1989)

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Arthur Klemt

German inventor (1913–1985)

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Adolf Geck

German politician (1854-1942)

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Andreas Fix

German amateur wrestler

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Anton Fendrich

German author (1868-1949)

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Armin Göhringer

German sculptor

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

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Durbach
  3.7 mi away · pop. 3,884
• Ebersweier
  4 mi away · pop. 1,230
• Odelshofen
  8.5 mi away
• Legelshurst
  8.8 mi away
• Kork
  9.3 mi away
• Obersasbach
  14 mi away
• Ettenheim
  15.3 mi away · pop. 11,950
• Memprechtshofen
  16 mi away
• Unzhurst
  16.9 mi away
• Helmlingen
  17.8 mi away
• Scherzheim
  18 mi away
• Bühl
  18.4 mi away · pop. 28,566

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 Ortenberg

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Sand Lizard

Lacerta agilis

Seen 2026-06-08

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-06-07

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

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

Gallery

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

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