Obernau is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).

Obernau
Part of Rottenburg am Neckar
Coat of arms
Location of Obernau (Rottenburg)
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Coordinates: 48°27′29″N 08°52′12″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Tübingen
Town	Rottenburg am Neckar
Government
• Local representative	Horst Schröder
Area
• Total	3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Highest elevation	498 m (1,634 ft)
Lowest elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	508
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72108
Dialling codes	(+49) 07472
Vehicle registration	TÜ
Website	www.rottenburg.de

Geography

Obernau is located 6 km (4.35 mi) western from Rottenburg am Neckar in the Neckar valley. The elevation of the territory is 351 to 498 m.

Extent

The area of the district is 378 hectares. Thereof fall 54.2% upon agriculturally used area, 34.7% upon forest area, 7.9% upon settlement area and roads, 1.9% upon water expanse and 1.3% upon other.

Neighbour localities

The territories of the following villages adjoin to Obernau, they are called clockwise beginning in the north: Nellingsheim, Bad Niedernau, Schwalldorf and Bieringen. (All villages are in the admin. district of Tübingen).

Population

Obernau has a population of 503 people (31/01/08) and is therefore the second smallest district of Rottenburg. At an area of 3.78 km² (2.2 sq mi) this corresponds to a population density of 133 people per km², or 345 per sq mi.

Faiths

The population of the village is predominantly Roman Catholic.

References

External links

• Official Webpage (German)