Obertraubling is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

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 in Bavaria

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, Upper Palatinate

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 , in the district of Regensburg

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Geographically Location

Obertraubling ist located directly on the southend of the City of Regensburg

Regensburg

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, the capital of Upper Palatinate

Upper Palatinate

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Community Population divided by subdivisions:

• Einthal (28)
• Embach (44)
• Gebelkofen (568)
• Höhenhof (23)
• Niedertraubling (653)
• Oberhinkofen (920)
• Obertraubling (4,121)
• Piesenkofen (686)
• Scharmassing (197)
• Tenacker (11)

In 1972 the so far independent municipalities Niedertraubling, Gebelkofen and Oberhinkofen joined with Obertraubling and became one municipality.

Politics

Former and present Mayor:

• Sebastian Pindorfer from 1926 till 1941
• Josef Wieland from 1941 till 1945
• Max Hirtreiter from 1945 bis 1948
• Josef Bäumel (PWG) from 1948 till 1967
• Hermann Zierer (CSU) from 1967 till 1981
• Leo Graß (FW) from 1981 till 1996
• Alfons Lang (CSU) from 1996 till 2014

Community Council:

• Gertraud Grief (CSU), Franz Aukofer (CSU), Marcus Weigl(CSU), Werner Schwarz(CSU), Rainer Tetzlaff (CSU), Jürgen Hofer (CSU), Petra Rothammer (CSU), Sebastian Treitinger (CSU), Gottfried Gruber (CSU), Anton Schaffer (CSU), Josef Heigl (CSU), Beate Konrad (SPD), Rainer Sinn (SPD), Franz Rieger (SPD) Anton Stadler (UBO), Wolfgang Hankofer (UBO), Karl Span (FW), Rudolf Graß (FW), Anna-Elise Dechant (FW), Michael Hitzler (FW).

Terms of election: every six years (May 2008 till Mai 2014).

Education

• Hermann-Zierer-Schule, Piesenkofener Str. 11, public school (1st till 4th grade)
• Realschule, Walhallastraße 24, secondary school (5th till 10th grade)
• Public library, Brunnweg

External links

• Obertraubling official city website