Oberzent

Town in Hesse, Germany
Coat of arms of Oberzent
Coat of arms
Location of Oberzent within Odenwaldkreis district
BreubergHöchst im OdenwaldLützelbachBad KönigBrensbachBrombachtalFränkisch-CrumbachReichelsheimMossautalMichelstadtErbach im OdenwaldOberzentDarmstadt-DieburgBavariaBaden-WürttembergBaden-WürttembergBergstraße (district)Bergstraße (district)Bergstraße (district)
(2018–24) Christian Kehrer[1]Area
 • Total165.59 km2 (63.93 sq mi)Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,280 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
64760
Dialling codes06068, 06276, 06275Vehicle registrationERBWebsitewww.oberzent.info

Oberzent is a town in the district of Odenwaldkreis, in Hesse, Germany. It was created with effect from 1 January 2018 by the merger of the former town Beerfelden and the former municipalities of Hesseneck, Rothenberg and Sensbachtal.

Geography

Neighbouring communities

Oberzent borders in the north on the municipality of Mossautal, the town of Erbach and the municipality of Kirchzell (Miltenberg district in Bavaria), in the east on the municipality of Mudau (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg), in the south on the towns of Eberbach (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg) and Hirschhorn (Neckar) (Kreis Bergstraße) and in the west on the municipality of Wald-Michelbach (Kreis Bergstraße).

Constituent communities

Oberzent’s 19 quarters are Airlenbach, Beerfelden, Etzean, Falken-Gesäß, Finkenbach, Gammelsbach, Hebstahl, Hesselbach, Hetzbach, Hinterbach, Kailbach, Kortelshütte, Ober-Hainbrunn, Ober-Sensbach, Olfen, Raubach, Rothenberg, Schöllenbach, Unter-Sensbach.

References

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
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