Oberkochen

Oberkochen
Oberkochen
Location of the town of Oberkochen within Ostalbkreis district
Coordinates	48°47′2″N 10°06′19″E / 48.78389°N 10.10528°E / 48.78389; 10.10528Coordinates: 48°47′2″N 10°06′19″E / 48.78389°N 10.10528°E / 48.78389; 10.10528
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ostalbkreis
Mayor	Peter Traub (FW)
Basic statistics
Area	23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Elevation	496 m  (1627 ft)
Population	7,799 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	331 /km2 (857 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AA
Postal code	73447
Area code	07364
Website	www.oberkochen.de

Oberkochen is a town in the Ostalbkreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Economy

After WWII the allied troops moved parts of the Carl Zeiss Company in Jena to Oberkochen. Today the headquarter of the Carl Zeiss AG is located in Oberkochen. Another important business is the Leitz company, which is the world leading manufacturer for wood processing tools.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Oberkochen is twinned with:

• Montebelluna, Italy, since 1992

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

• Official site (German)
• Inofficial site