Osterburken

Osterburken
Main train station
Location of Osterburken within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district
Osterburken
Osterburken
Coordinates: 49°25′51″N 9°25′34″E / 49.43083°N 9.42611°E / 49.43083; 9.42611
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
DistrictNeckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Subdivisions4
Government
  Mayor (202129) Jürgen Galm (CDU)
Area
  Total
47.32 km2 (18.27 sq mi)
Elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
6,570
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74706
Dialling codes06291, 06292, 06295
Vehicle registrationMOS, BCH
Websitewww.osterburken.de

Osterburken (pronunciation) is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 28 km southwest of Tauberbischofsheim, 50 km northeast of Heilbronn, 90 km east of Heidelberg, 60 km southwest of Würzburg and 30 km east of Mosbach. The S1 S-Bahn line of VRN public transport service operates between Homburg (Saarland) and Osterburken, hence the train station here is used frequently to transfer to and from other trains.