Obernai
Obernai (Alsatian: Owernah; German: Oberehnheim) commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.
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Place du marché | |
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| Coordinates: 48°28′N 7°29′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein |
| Canton | Obernai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Rocaud |
| Area 1 | 25.78 km2 (9.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 12,216 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67348 /67210 |
| Elevation | 156–572 m (512–1,877 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Imperial City of Obernai | |||||||||
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| ca 1283–1648 | |||||||||
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| Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Obernai | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Founded | 778 | ||||||||
• Gained town rights | 1240 the 13th century | ||||||||
• Gained Reichsfreiheit | ca 1283 | ||||||||
• Joined Décapole | 1354 | ||||||||
• Lost Reichsfreiheit | 1648 | ||||||||
• Annexed by France | 1679 | ||||||||
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Obernai is a rapidly growing city, its number of inhabitants having gone up from 6,304 in 1968 to 11,279 in 2017.
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