Oppenau () 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
The House of Zähringen (german: Zähringer) was a dynasty of Swabian nobility. The family's name derived from Zähringen Castle near Freiburg im Breisgau. The Zähringer in the 12th century used the title of Duke of Zähringen, in compensation ...
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
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
started reign about the Rench-valley.
After the
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
The ' (formally the ', or "Principal Conclusion of the Extraordinary Imperial Delegation"), sometimes referred to in English as the Final Recess or the Imperial Recess of 1803, was a resolution passed by the ' (Imperial Diet) of the Holy Roman Em ...
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.
References
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