Oberzent Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Oberzent Wappen.png
Coordinates:49.5667°N 66°W
Image Plan:Oberzent in ERB.svg
State:Hessen
Region:Darmstadt
District:Odenwaldkreis
Elevation:415
Area:165.59
Postal Code:64760
Area Code:06068, 06276, 06275
Licence:ERB
Gemeindeschlüssel:06 4 37 016
Divisions:19 quarters
Mayor:Christian Kehrer[1]
Leader Term:2024 - 30

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen. de. 21 May 2024. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. XLS.