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Ortenau

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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Geography
Partnerships
Coat of arms
Cities and municipalities
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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.