Oberkirch (Low Alemannic: Owerkirch) is a town in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany about 12 km North-East of Offenburg and belongs to the Ortenaukreis district.

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Oberkirch
Town
Oberkirch
Coat of arms
Location of Oberkirch within Ortenaukreis district
Oberkirch Show map of Germany Oberkirch Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°32′N 8°5′E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Subdivisions	Kernstadt and 9 Stadtteile
Government
• Lord mayor (2015–23)	Matthias Braun[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	69.13 km2 (26.69 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,944
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	77695–77704
Dialling codes	07802 und 07805
Vehicle registration	OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Website	www.oberkirch.de

Oberkirch is twinned with Haverfordwest which is a town in Pembrokeshire, in the country of Wales in the United Kingdom, and Oosterzele, a town in Oost-Vlaanderen, in Belgium.

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  Mühlbach channel in the historic city center
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  Historical facade from 1659
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  "Ronia the Robber's Daughter" at an open-air theater (2006)

People from Oberkirch

• Karl Stecher (1831-1923), painter
• Michael Gerber (born 1970), Roman Catholic bishop

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[de] Oberkirch (Baden)

[ru] Оберкирх (Баден)