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District in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Ortenaukreis
District
Flag
Coat of arms
Country
Germany
State
Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region
Freiburg
Capital
Offenburg
Government
• District admin.
Frank Scherer
Area
• Total
1,860.74 km2 (718.44 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2022)[1]
• Total
441,885
• Density
240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration
OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Website
www.ortenaukreis.de
Ortenaukreis (Low Alemannic: Ortenaukrais; French: Arrondissement de l'Ortenau) is a Landkreis (district) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from north) Rastatt, Freudenstadt, Rottweil, Schwarzwald-Baar and Emmendingen. To the west it borders the French Bas-Rhin département.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
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