Oberwolfach (Low Alemannic: Obberwolfä) is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the site of the Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics, or Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach.
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Oberwolfach | |
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Municipality | |
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Location of Oberwolfach within Ortenaukreis district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°19′N 8°13′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Ortenaukreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015–23) | Matthias Bauernfeind[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 51.27 km2 (19.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,612 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 77709 |
Dialling codes | 07834 |
Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
Website | oberwolfach.de |
The town of Oberwolfach lies between 270 and 948 meters above sea level in the central Schwarzwald (Black Forest) on the river Wolf, a tributary of the Kinzig.
The district is neighboured by Bad Peterstal-Griesbach to the north, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach in Landkreis Freudenstadt to the east, by the towns of Wolfach and Hausach to the south, and by Oberharmersbach to the west.
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