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 Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district of Ortenaukreis |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. region | Freiburg |
| Region | Südlicher Oberrhein |
| District seat | Offenburg |
| Area | 1,860. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Freiburg is one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-west of the country Offenburg is also the German name of Baia de Arieş in Romania 74 km² |
| Population | 412,184 (2002) |
| Pop. density | 222 /km² |
| Licence plate code | OG |
| Web page | http://www.ortenaukreis.de |
Ortenaukreis is a district (Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from north) Rastatt, Freudenstadt, Rottweil, Schwarzwald-Baar and Emmendingen. Rastatt is a district ( Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Freudenstadt is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Rottweil is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Schwarzwald-Baar is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Emmendingen is a district ( Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. To the west it borders the French Bas-Rhin département. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Bas-Rhin is a ''département'' of France. The name means "Lower Rhine " In the Terminology of Political geography and Historiography a National department (département departamento is an administrative
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History
The district was created in 1973 by merging the districts Kehl, Lahr, Offenburg, Wolfach and the southern part of the district Bühl. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
Geography
The western part of the district is located in the upper Rhine valley, the east is part of the northern Black Forest. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. The highest elevation of the district, the Hornisgrinde (1164 m), is located in the north-east of the district. The Hornisgrinde, 1164 m (3820 ft is the highest Mountain in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. The lowest elevation (124. 3 m) is in the Rhine valley to the north.
Partnerships
The district has a friendship with the Altenburger Land district in Thuringia. Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. Offenburg district already had a city partnership with Altenburg so, after German reunification in 1990, Ortenaukreis chose to help modernize the Altenburger Land administration to the west German standard. This article is about the city in Thuringia, Germany. For other uses see Altenburg (disambiguation. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
France and Germany are negotiating the creation of a Eurodistrict straddling the Rhine and combining Ortenaukreis and Greater Strasbourg, with an overall population of 860,000. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A eurodistrict is a European administrative entity that contains urban agglomerations which lie across the border between two or more states Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms is identical with that of the former Offenburg, and is based on the coat of arms of the Ortenau canton of the League of Imperial Knights. It shows an imperial eagle with two heads, which also stands for the free imperial cities of Offenburg, Gengenbach and Zell. In an escutcheon on the breast of the eagle is the patron Saint George, depicted killing the dragon. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox |
Cities and towns
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External links
- Official website (German)
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