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Ortenberg, Hesse

Ortenberg
Coat of arms of Ortenberg
ButzbachMünzenbergRockenbergOber-MörlenBad NauheimFriedbergRosbach vor der HöheWöllstadtKarbenBad VilbelWölfersheimReichelsheimNiddatalFlorstadtEchzellReichelsheimNiddaHirzenhainGedernRanstadtGlauburgAltenstadtLimeshainOrtenbergKefenrodBüdingenLahn-Dill-KreisGießen (district)VogelsbergkreisHochtaunuskreisFrankfurtMain-Kinzig-Kreis
Location of Ortenberg within Wetteraukreis district
Map
Interactive map of Ortenberg
Ortenberg is located in Germany
Ortenberg
Ortenberg
Location within Germany
Ortenberg is located in Hesse
Ortenberg
Ortenberg
Location within Hesse
Coordinates: 50°21′21″N 9°3′19″E / 50.35583°N 9.05528°E / 50.35583; 9.05528
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictWetteraukreis
Subdivisions10 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2018–24)Ulrike Pfeiffer-Pantring[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
54.7 km2 (21.1 sq mi)
Elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[4]
 • Total
8,351
 • Density153/km2 (395/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63683
Dialling codes06046
Vehicle registrationFB
Websitewww.ortenberg.net

Ortenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈɔʁtn̩bɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the Wetteraukreis district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 22 km east of Friedberg, and 38 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main.

The castle of Ortenberg, Schloss Ortenberg

Districts

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Ortenberg consists of the following districts: Bergheim, Bleichenbach, Eckartsborn, Effolderbach, Gelnhaar, Lißberg, Ortenberg, Selters, Usenborn and Wippenbach.[5]

Local council

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The elections in March 2016 showed the following results:[6]

  • Seats
  • SPD 13
  • CDU 9
  • FWG 6
  • BiO 3

References

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  1. ↑ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "GeoNames". 2005.
  3. ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2025 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
  5. ↑ "Ortenberg in Oberhessen" (in German). urban administration of Ortenberg. 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wahlen in Ortenberg". Archived from the original on 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-01-25.