Obernau is a suburban district of

Rottenburg am Neckar Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) s ...

in the administrative district of Tübingen in

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Geography

Obernau is located 6 km (4.35 mi) western from

in the Neckar valley. The elevation of the territory is 351 to 498 m.

Extent

The area of the district is 378

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s. 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 Bad Niedernau is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Geography Bad Niedernau is located 3 km (1.86 mi) southwest of Rottenburg am Neckar in the Nec ...

Schwalldorf Schwalldorf () is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Geography Schwalldorf is located 7 km (4.35 mi) southwestern from Rottenburg am Neckar on th ...

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.

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