- Oberkochen
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Oberkochen Coordinates 48°47′2″N 10°06′19″E / 48.78389°N 10.10528°ECoordinates: 48°47′2″N 10°06′19″E / 48.78389°N 10.10528°E 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.
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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
Oberkochen is twinned with:
Montebelluna, Italy, since 1992
References
- ^ "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
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