Oberweißbach

Oberweißbach
Friedrich Fröbel's birthplace in Oberweißbach

Coat of arms
Oberweißbach
Location of Oberweißbach within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Coordinates: 50°34′58″N 11°8′40″E / 50.58278°N 11.14444°E / 50.58278; 11.14444Coordinates: 50°34′58″N 11°8′40″E / 50.58278°N 11.14444°E / 50.58278; 11.14444
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc. Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal
Government
 • Mayor Bernhard Schmidt[1]
Area
 • Total 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Elevation 670 m (2,200 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[2]
 • Total 1,678
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 98744
Dialling codes 036705
Vehicle registration SLF
Website Official website

Oberweißbach (or Oberweissbach) is a town in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.

Panoramic view

Overview

Froebeltower on the Kirchberg (785 m NN), Oberweißbach

Oberweißbach is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Saalfeld. On 1 December 2008, it incorporated the former municipality Lichtenhain/Bergbahn.

Geography

Oberweißbach is a nationally recognized resort town in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park in the Weißbachtal.

Furthermore, Oberweißbach is the location of the municipal administration Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal with communities of Cursdorf, Deesbach, Katzhütte, Oberweißbach and Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle. Colloquially this area is called Raanz, based on the primary transportation method of the pharmacists, the backpack. These pharmacists shaped this region between the 16th and 20th centuries.

The town of Oberweißbach consists of two districts:

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.

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