Neighboring towns

The closest neighboring towns are Beilstein to the north and Großbottwar to the south.

Incorporated villages

The villages Gronau (located northeast of Oberstenfeld) and Prevorst (located about five kilometers northeast in the Löwensteiner Berge hills) are incorporated.

Prevorst is an exclave located between the Heilbronn district and the Rems-Murr district. With an elevation of 482m it is the highest location of the Ludwigsburg district.

Road links

The motorway Autobahn A81 (Zürich – Singen – Würzburg – Hamburg) is nearby and reachable within minutes.

Public transport

The Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS) operates bus stops in Oberstenfeld and its incorporated villages which connects them to the larger metropolitan area Stuttgart. Northwards, when crossing the border to the Heilbronn district, starting in the neighboring town of Beilstein, the buses are operated by the Heilbronner Hohenloher Haller Nahverkehr (HNV), giving access to the city of Heilbronn.

Municipal council

The outcome of the municipal council elections on June 13. 2004 was:

• FBWV 31,9% (−0,9): 6 seats (=)
• CDU 28,1% (−0,4): 6 seats (=)
• SPD 23,9% (+1,6): 5 seats (+1)
• OBLO 16,0% (−0,4): 3 seats (=)

Education

The Lichtenbergschule in Oberstenfeld is an elementary school and a Hauptschule with Werkrealschule. There are six Kindergartens.

Religion

There are one Roman Catholic and three Protestant churches as well as one mosque.

Sights

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  Lichtenberg castle
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  Peterskirche

Located on top of a hill, amidst idyllic vineyards, the town is guarded by the Lichtenberg castle.

The Romanesque Peterskirche (Peter's church) is situated on a hill, about one kilometer north of downtown Oberstenfeld. Built in the mid 11th century, it is a relict of a lost precursor commune. The choir was arched over and the church's inside was painted with frescos in the 13th century. Some of those frescos are still present today. The church was nearly forgotten and unused for a long time. However, it is used for protestant and occasionally also for Roman Catholic services since it was restored between 1973 and 1976.

The Cyriakuskirche (Cyriakus' church), located in Gronau, is second eldest church of the municipality. Its choirtower is a relict of the Gothic first building phase in the 13th and 14th century. It was rebuilt and extended in 1599.

The collegiate church (German: "Stiftskirche") St. Johannes der Täufer (St. John the Baptist), located downtown Oberstenfeld, is one of the state's most important Romanesque churches. The nave was built about 1220, the choirtower about 1230 CE. It is open to the public May to October on Sundays between 11 am and 1 pm. Guided tours are available for value.

Nearby is the Dorfkirche (community church), which was built in the 9th century as Galluskapelle (Gallus' chapel). It became the prayer room of the market town community in contradiction to the collegiate church which was reserved for the canonesses. After heavy damage in 1693 it was newly built in 1738. The porch in the north is decorated with the coat of arms of the municipality, which can also be found on the weather vane.

In the centre are a few restored baroque timbered framed houses. Among them are:

• the town hall, built single-story in 1698 and got two more stories attached in 1840
• the timber-framed house in the Großbottwerer Straße 14, built in 1700
• the bakery which is the former de:Pfrundhaus built in 1702, originally used as dwelling for the canonesses. It is also the birthplace of the democrat Johannes Nefflen
• the winemaker's house (Winzerhaus) in Berggasse 2, built in 1737
• the cooper's house (Küferhaus) in the Küfergasse 15, built in 1726

A few minutes walk south of the old centre is the former train station of the Bottwarbahn.

Twin towns

In September 2005 Italian Town of Verbicaro in the Province of Cosenza became a sister city. Many of the citizens of Italian descent have roots in this town in Calabria. A sign at the town's entrance was installed as a reminder of the town twinning.