Oppenau

Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Oppenau within Ortenaukreis district

(2017–25) Uwe Gaiser^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total73.04 km² (28.20 sq mi)Elevation

277 m (909 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,936 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

77724–77728

Dialling codes07804Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOLWebsitewww.oppenau.de

Oppenau (German: [ˈɔ.pə.naʊ̯] ^ⓘ) is a town located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has a population of 4,700 inhabitants.

Geography

Oppenau is situated in the Rench valley in the Black Forest. The nearest major cities are Offenburg and Freudenstadt.

History

In the 12th century an agricultural settling made up the village Noppenouwe, which succumbed to the House of Zähringen until 1218. After they have been died out, the dominance in the Rench-valley was fragmented. The in 1192 in Lierbach founded All Saints’ Abbey took a high political, cultural and religious influence to Oppenau at this time. In 1316 bishops from the French Strasbourg started reign about the Rench-valley.

After the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803, Oppenau became part of Baden.

In 1990, German politician Wolfgang Schäuble suffered an assassination attempt in Oppenau.

Culture

Oppenau's main attractions are the ruins of the All Saints' Abbey, which was destroyed by fire in 1804, and the All Saints Waterfalls close to them.

Towns and municipalities in Ortenau (district)

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
^ "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.