![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in German. (August 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Oberweißbach | |
---|---|
![]()
Friedrich Fröbel's birthplace in Oberweißbach | |
Coordinates: 50°34′58″N 11°8′40″E / 50.58278°N 11.14444°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
Town | Schwarzatal |
Area | |
• Total | 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
Population (2017-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,678 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal codes | 98744 |
Dialling codes | 036705 |
Website | Official website |
Oberweißbach (or Oberweissbach, pronounced [ˌoːbɐˈvaɪsbax] ) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Schwarzatal. [1]
Oberweißbach is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Saalfeld. It is a nationally recognized resort town in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park in the Weißbachtal.
It was the seat of the former municipal administration Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal with communities of Cursdorf, Deesbach, Katzhütte, Oberweißbach and Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle. On 1 December 2008, Oberweißbach incorporated the former municipality Lichtenhain/Bergbahn. 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 consisted of two districts:
Media related to
Oberweißbach at Wikimedia Commons
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in German. (August 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Oberweißbach | |
---|---|
![]()
Friedrich Fröbel's birthplace in Oberweißbach | |
Coordinates: 50°34′58″N 11°8′40″E / 50.58278°N 11.14444°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
Town | Schwarzatal |
Area | |
• Total | 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
Population (2017-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,678 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal codes | 98744 |
Dialling codes | 036705 |
Website | Official website |
Oberweißbach (or Oberweissbach, pronounced [ˌoːbɐˈvaɪsbax] ) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Schwarzatal. [1]
Oberweißbach is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Saalfeld. It is a nationally recognized resort town in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park in the Weißbachtal.
It was the seat of the former municipal administration Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal with communities of Cursdorf, Deesbach, Katzhütte, Oberweißbach and Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle. On 1 December 2008, Oberweißbach incorporated the former municipality Lichtenhain/Bergbahn. 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 consisted of two districts:
Media related to
Oberweißbach at Wikimedia Commons