Oberhausen (near Neuburg)
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oberhausen (Central Bavarian: Obahausn) is a municipality in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany.
Oberhausen | |
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_St._Clemens_956.jpg) Church of Saint Clemens | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberhausen within Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district  | |
  Oberhausen  Oberhausen | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′N 11°7′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Neuburg-Schrobenhausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Fridolin Gößl[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.94 km2 (12.33 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,309 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86697 |
| Dialling codes | 08431 |
| Vehicle registration | ND |
| Website | https://oberhausen-donau.de/ |
Oberhausen combines historic Oberhausen, Unterhausen, Sinning and Kreut.
Neighboring communities include Rennertshofen, Burgheim, Ehekirchen, Rohrenfels, Königsmoos and Neuburg an der Donau.
Bahnhof Unterhausen is the local train station.
The population as of January, 2005:
| municipality total | 2,618 |
| Oberhausen | 1,079 |
| Sinning | 781 |
| Unterhausen | 722 |
| Kreut | 36 |
In 1214, Oberhausen and Unterhausen were documented.
There were heavy casualties and great damage to Oberhausen and Unterhausen during World War II. In the woods just outside Sinning, there are reinforced, concrete bunkers built during World War II that still exist today.
In 1972, Oberhausen, Unterhausen and Sinning were combined under the name Oberhausen. In 1994, Kreut was added to the municipality.
Oberhausen is made up of Oberhausen, Unterhausen, Sinning, Kreut.
Oberhausen
Oberhausen was first documented in 1214.
Unterhausen
Grumoldshausen or Grünwaldshausen oder Grimoldshausen, the original name of Unterhausen, was created in the 8th century.
Sinning
Sinning was first documented in 1176.
Kreut
Kreut joined the municipality in 1994.
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