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Offenburg

 
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Offenburg is also the German name of Baia de Arieş in Romania.
Offenburg
Coat of arms of Offenburg
Offenburg is located in Germany
Offenburg
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Ortenaukreis
Lord Mayor Edith Schreiner (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 78.39 km2 (30.27 sq mi)
Elevation 163 m  (535 ft)
Population  59,171  (31 July 2008)Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg[1]
 - Density 755 /km2 (1,955 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OG
Postal codes 77601–77656
Area code 0781
Website www.offenburg.de

Coordinates: 48°28′15″N 07°56′27″E / 48.47083°N 7.94083°E / 48.47083; 7.94083

Offenburg is a city located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With about 60,000 inhabitants, it is the largest city, and also the capital of the Ortenaukreis.

Offenburg also houses The Graduate School of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences.

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Geography

Offenburg is located near the Rhine between Karlsruhe and Freiburg. The French city of Strasbourg lies directly west across the Rhine. Offenburg lies at the mouth of the Kinzig river valley. The Kinzig flows out of the Black Forest and meets the Rhine near Kehl.

History

The city is first mentioned in historical documents dating from 1148. By 1240 Offenburg had already been declared a Free Imperial City. The city was nearly totally destroyed in the Nine Years War. In 1803 Offenburg lost its status as a Free City and fell under the rulership of the Grand Duchy of Baden.

During the outbreak of the Revolutions of 1848, the "Offenburger Program" which contained thirteen demands "in the name of the people of Baden" was announced at the Salmen Inn on 12 September 1847. This was the first democratic demand in Germany. Along with the Karlsbad Resolves, the Offenburger Program demanded basic and human rights as well as freedom of the press and a progressive income tax structure. On 19 March 1848 the demands were confirmed by the 20,000 member Offenburg Peoples' Assembly.

Government

Mayors

  • Gustav Rée (1845 - 1849)
  • Karl Heitz (1949 - 1975)
  • Martin Grüber (1975 - 1992)
  • Dr. Wolfgang Bruder (1992 - 2002)
  • Edith Schreiner (since 2003)

Representatives to the Federal Parliament

Economy

Offenburg is home to Hubert Burda Media, a large printing and publishing company.

Culture and Attractions

There are several historical attractions in Offenburg including:

The Offenburg Hauntings Local folklore claims that the Jewish Bath at Offenburg is haunted due to a series of murders in and around the medieval bath house. Descriptions of sightings have included voices crying for help and complete or partial apparitions. The Society for Paranormal Investigation has rated it as one if its Top 100 Most Haunted places in the World.[citation needed]

It should be noted, however, that the facts do not bear out the claims made by "local folklore." Almost all Jews were deported from Baden in 1940/1941 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Gurs#Jews_deported_from_Baden). Indeed, local folklore knows nothing of the bath being haunted - there is no mention of such at the website describing tours of the bath in German http://www.offenburg.de/html/besichtigung_des_judenbads.html, nor is there any mention of this in German on the Internet. The claim here is a complete fabrication, not local folklore.

People

Twin towns

for more see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offenburg#St.C3.A4dtepartnerschaften

Notes

  1. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg - Landesinformationssystem - Fläche, Bevölkerung. In German). Actually for the 3rd trimester, July/September.

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