Ortenau

Also known as Ortenaukreis

Ortenaukreis (; ) is a Landkreis (district) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from north) Rastatt, Freudenstadt, Rottweil, Schwarzwald-Baar and Emmendingen. To the west it borders the French Bas-Rhin département.

Key facts

German district.name: Ortenaukreis
German district.state: Baden-Württemberg
German district.image_flag: Flagge Ortenaukreis.svg
German district.image_coa: DEU Ortenaukreis COA.svg
German district.capital: Offenburg
German district.regierungsbezirk: Freiburg
German district.area: 1,860.74
German district.Kreisschlüssel: 08317
German district.district_admin: Frank Scherer
German district.carsign: OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
German district.url: www.ortenaukreis.de

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Wikidata facts

Country: Germany
Located in: Freiburg Government Region
Contains: Hohberg
Capital: Offenburg
Population: 439516
Area: 1850.74
Elevation: 168
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Emmendingen
Official website: www.ortenaukreis.de
Licence plate code: WOL

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start time: 1973-01-01
Commons category: Ortenaukreis
topic's main category: Category:Ortenaukreis
male population: 218874
topic has template: Template:Cities and towns in Ortenau
female population: 220642

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Partnerships
Coat of arms
Cities and municipalities
References
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==History== The district was created in 1973 by merging the districts of Kehl, Lahr, Offenburg, Wolfach and the southern part of the district of Bühl.

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