Obernau (Rottenburg)

Obernau
Part of Rottenburg am Neckar
Coat of arms
Location of Obernau (Rottenburg)
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Coordinates: 48°27′29″N 08°52′12″E / 48.45806°N 8.87000°E / 48.45806; 8.87000
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Tübingen
Town	Rottenburg am Neckar
Government
• Local representative	Horst Schröder
Area
• Total	3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Highest elevation	498 m (1,634 ft)
Lowest elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	508
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72108
Dialling codes	(+49) 07472
Vehicle registration	TÜ
Website	www.rottenburg.de

Obernau is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).

Obernau is located 6 km (4.35 mi) western from Rottenburg am Neckar in the Neckar valley. The elevation of the territory is 351 to 498 m.

The area of the district is 378 hectares. Thereof fall 54.2% upon agriculturally used area, 34.7% upon forest area, 7.9% upon settlement area and roads, 1.9% upon water expanse and 1.3% upon other.

The territories of the following villages adjoin to Obernau, they are called clockwise beginning in the north: Nellingsheim, Bad Niedernau, Schwalldorf and Bieringen. (All villages are in the admin. district of Tübingen).

Obernau has a population of 503 people (31/01/08) and is therefore the second smallest district of Rottenburg. At an area of 3.78 km² (2.2 sq mi) this corresponds to a population density of 133 people per km², or 345 per sq mi.

The population of the village is predominantly Roman Catholic.

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