Oberweißbach

Oberweißbach
Town
Friedrich Fröbel's birthplace in Oberweißbach
Coat of arms
Location of Oberweißbach within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc.	Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal
Government
• Mayor	Bernhard Schmidt
Area
• Total	9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)
Population  (2014-12-31)
• Total	1,728
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 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 have shaped this region between the 16th and 20th centuries.

The city of Oberweißbach consists of two districts:

• Oberweißbach / Thüringer Wald and
• Lichtenhain/Bergbahn.

External links

Media related to Oberweißbach at Wikimedia Commons