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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• Type — Ortsteil • Town — Schwarzatal • State — Thüringen • District — Saalfeld-Rudolstadt • Elevation — 670 • Area — 9.65 • Population — 1678 • Stand — 2017-12-31 • Postal Code — 98744 • Area Code — 036705
Documentary record
Oberweißbach (established 1 January 2019) is a place documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Oberweißbach as an inhabited place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Thuringia as the administrative unit of Oberweißbach. The date recorded for Oberweißbach is 1 January 2019.
Geography
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.
Notable people
Notable people
• 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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