Oberzent

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.

Oberzent
Coat of arms
Location of Oberzent within Odenwaldkreis district
Reichelsheim
Oberzent
Oberzent
Coordinates: 49°34′N 8°58′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictOdenwaldkreis
Subdivisions19 quarters
Government
 • MayorChristian Kehrer
Area
 • Total165.59 km2 (63.93 sq mi)
Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,194
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64760
Dialling codes06068, 06276, 06275
Vehicle registrationERB
Websitewww.oberzent.info

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.

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.


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