Oberweißbach
Wald) 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. • Illustration — Panoramic view • Illustration — Froebeltower on the Kirchberg (785 m NN), Oberweißbach
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Wald) 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. • Illustration — Panoramic view • Illustration — Froebeltower on the Kirchberg (785 m NN), Oberweißbach
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• Type — Ortsteil • Town — Schwarzatal • Image Coa — DEU Oberweißbach-Thür. Wald COA.svg • Image Photo — Fröbelhaus.jpg • Image Caption — Friedrich Fröbel's birthplace in Oberweißbach • State — Thüringen • District — Saalfeld-Rudolstadt • Elevation — 670 • Area — 9.65 • Population — 1678 • Stand — 2017-12-31 • Postal Code — 98744 • Area Code — 036705 Oberweißbach (or Oberweissbach; officially Oberweißbach/Thür. Wald) 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. • Illustration — Panoramic view • Illustration — Froebeltower on the Kirchberg (785 m NN), Oberweißbach
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Geography
Oberweißbach is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17 km 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: • Oberweißbach / Thüringer Wald and • Lichtenhain/Bergbahn.
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• Rudolph Beyer, Socialist glassblower and state senator in Milwaukee – born in Oberweißbach • Friedrich Fröbel, teacher and creator of the concept of the kindergarten – born in Oberweißbach • Michèle Kiesewetter, police officer murdered by neo-Nazis – born in Oberweißbach
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