Obrigheim

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Coat of arms of Obrigheim
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Location of Obrigheim within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district
HesseBavariaHohenlohekreisHeilbronn (district)Main-Tauber-KreisRhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-KreisAdelsheimAglasterhausenBilligheimBinauBuchenElztalFahrenbachHardheimHaßmersheimHöpfingenHüffenhardtLimbachMosbachMudauNeckargerachNeckarzimmernNeunkirchenObrigheimOsterburkenRavensteinRosenbergSchefflenzSchwarzachSeckachWaldbrunnWalldürnZwingenberg
(2022–30) Achim Walter[1] (FDP)Area
 • Total24.27 km2 (9.37 sq mi)Elevation
147 m (482 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,348 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
74847
Dialling codes06261, 06262Vehicle registrationMOS, BCHWebsitewww.obrigheim.de

Obrigheim (South Franconian: Owweringe) is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

It is the location of the Obrigheim Nuclear Power Plant.

History

The concentration camp Neckarelz was from March 1944 to March 1945 an extension of the concentration camp Natzweiler-Struthof. Thousands of forced workers and KZ-prisoners had to build tunnels in the nearby mountains.[3][circular reference]

Demographics

Population development:[4]

Year Inhabitants
1990 5,302
2001 5,375
2011 5,160
2021 5,407
Shaft Brasse in 2012

Mayors

In October 2014 Achim Walter (FDP) was elected the new mayor. He is the successor of Roland Lauer (CDU), he was 24 years in office.[5]

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Obrigheim 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ de:KZ Neckarelz
  4. ^ "Obrigheim (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ^ "Achim Walter wird Bürgermeister in Obrigheim".
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