Oberkirch (Baden)

Oberkirch (; Low Alemannic: Owerkirch) is a city in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany about 12 km North-East of Offenburg and belongs to the Ortenaukreis district.

Twin towns

Oberkirch is twinned with Haverfordwest which is a town in Pembrokeshire, in Wales in the United Kingdom, and Oosterzele, a town in Oost-Vlaanderen, in Belgium.

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People from Oberkirch

• Karl Stecher (1831-1923), painter, moved to Paris, New York & Wichita, Kansas
• Bernhard Maier (born 1963), professor of religious studies, publishes mainly on Celtic culture and religion.
• Michael Gerber (born 1970), Roman Catholic bishop (of Fulda)

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External links

• Information about and images