Oberhausen (near Neuburg) explained

Oberhausen
Image Coa:Wappen Oberhausen bei Neuburg.svg
Coordinates:48.7167°N 18°W
Image Plan:Oberhausen in ND.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberbayern
District:Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Elevation:420-445
Area:31.94
Postal Code:86697
Area Code:08431
Licence:ND
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 1 85 150
Website:https://oberhausen-donau.de/
Mayor:Fridolin Gößl[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Oberhausen (Central Bavarian: Obahausn) is a municipality in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany.

Oberhausen combines historic Oberhausen, Unterhausen, Sinning and Kreut.

Neighboring communities include Rennertshofen, Burgheim, Ehekirchen, Rohrenfels, Königsmoos and Neuburg an der Donau.

Bahnhof Unterhausen is the local train station.

Population

The population as of January, 2005:

municipality totalalign=right 2,618
Oberhausenalign=right 1,079
Sinningalign=right 781
Unterhausenalign=right 722
Kreutalign=right 36

History

In 1214, Oberhausen and Unterhausen were documented.

There were heavy casualties and great damage to Oberhausen and Unterhausen during World War II. In the woods just outside Sinning, there are reinforced, concrete bunkers built during World War II that still exist today.

In 1972, Oberhausen, Unterhausen and Sinning were combined under the name Oberhausen. In 1994, Kreut was added to the municipality.

The four communities

Oberhausen is made up of Oberhausen, Unterhausen, Sinning, Kreut.

Oberhausen

Oberhausen was first documented in 1214.

Unterhausen

Grumoldshausen or Grünwaldshausen oder Grimoldshausen, the original name of Unterhausen, was created in the 8th century.

Sinning

Sinning was first documented in 1176.

Kreut

Kreut joined the municipality in 1994.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden