Ortenburg, Bavaria
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Ortenburg, Bavaria | |
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 Ortenburg town centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ortenburg, Bavaria within Passau district  | |
Niederbayern | |
| District | Passau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Stefan Lang[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.73 km2 (23.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,437 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 94496 |
| Dialling codes | 08542 |
| Vehicle registration | PA |
| Website | www.ortenburg.de |
Ortenburg (Central Bavarian: Otnbuag) is a municipality and old market town in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany.
Geography
Geographical location
Ortenburg is situated in the forested area south of the Danube and north of the Rott. It is one of the main centres of population in the Lower Bavarian Upland. The majority of the municipality is located in the Wolfach Valley and the Wolfach itself runs directly through Ortenburg.
The market town lies 20 km west of
Neighbouring municipalities
The closest municipalities are Haarbach, Beutelsbach, Vilshofen an der Donau, Fürstenzell, and Bad Griesbach im Rottal. The cities of Passau and Pocking are somewhat farther away.
Administrative division
The municipality of Ortenburg includes 112 districts.[3]
History
Set in the
The Ortenburgs were among the most powerful of the
Smuggling
Smuggling across the border Bibles (Martin Luther) to
Krypto Protestants
The original chalice in the protestant worship is still in use in Ortenburg. In this time the church of Ortemburg was the only reachable protestant church outside the border
Mostbauern
The Mostbauern of Ortenburg (orchard meadow farmers) came as grower and cellar master protestant refugees from Austria.
Notable residents
- Heinrich Deubel (1890–1962), Nazi SS Dachau concentration camp commandant
References
- Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ "Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online (BLO)". www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ Smuggler in German
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