Obernheim is a municipality of the
Zollernalbkreis
The Zollernalbkreis is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The district is located in the Swabian Alb, and contains the second highest elevation of this range, the high ''Oberhohenberg'' ...
district of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
,
Germany
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.
History
Obernheim became a possession of the
Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg (german: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which exist ...
in 1805 and was assigned to . Five years later, in 1810, it was reassigned to , which was merged into in 1938. Obernheim grew and industrialized after the
Second World War
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, first expanding in the 1950s to the north-east and west, and then in the 1970s to the north once more. As part of the , Landkreis Balingen was dissolved and Obernheim was assigned to the newly-created
Zollernalb district. There was further municipal growth to the northeast in the 1980s and 1990s.
Geography
The municipality (''
Gemeinde
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Gemeinde may refer to:
* An administrative division encompassing a single village, town, or city:
** Gemeinde (Austria)
** Gemeinde (G ...
'') of Obernheimof is located along the southern edge
Zollernalb district of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
, one of the
Federal Republic of Germany
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's 16
States. It lies along the border with
Tuttlingen district and the western edge of the , between the Upper and Lower
Bära
The Bära is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Bära is a tributary of the Danube, and originates at the confluence of the Obere Bära (''Upper Bära'') and the Untere Bära (''Lower Bära''). The Bära, together with the Lower B ...
rivers, in the . Elevation above sea level ranges in the municipality from a high of
Normalnull
("standard zero") or (short N. N. or NN ) is an outdated official vertical datum used in Germany. Elevations using this reference system were to be marked (“meters above standard zero”). has been replaced by (NHN).
History
In 187 ...
(NN) to a low of NN.
[
A portion of the Federally-protected ]nature reserve
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is located in Obernheim's municipal area.[
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Demographics
Population development:
Coat of arms
Obernheim's coat of arms
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is a field
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Expanses of open ground
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* Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport
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* Lawn, an area of mowed grass
* Meadow, a grass ...
of white
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crossed by a single blue
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bar. This pattern was adapted from the personal blazon
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of Johann von Obernheim, a local 14th century nobleman, and was approved for official use by the provisional post-WWII Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Württemberg-Hohenzollern (french: Wurtemberg-Hohenzollern ) was a West German state created in 1945 as part of the French post-World War II occupation zone. Its capital was Tübingen. In 1952, it was merged into the newly founded state of Bad ...
government on 27 October 1950. A corresponding flag was issued on 15 January 1982.[
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Transportation
Obernheim was connected to the Heuberg Railway
The Heuberg Railway (''Heubergbahn'') was a standard gauge railway line in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The line operated between 1928 and 1966, and ran from Spaichingen, past five railway stations and a stop to Reichenbach a ...
until its station was closed in 1996. Local public transportation is provided by the .[
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References
External links
* (in German)
{{Authority control
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