Oberweißbach

Oberweißbach
Ortsteil of Schwarzatal
Friedrich Fröbel's birthplace in Oberweißbach
Coat of arms
Location of Oberweißbach
Oberweißbach Oberweißbach
Coordinates: 50°34′58″N 11°8′40″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.

Panoramic view

Froebeltower on the Kirchberg (785 m NN), Oberweißbach

Geography

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:

• Oberweißbach / Thüringer Wald and
• Lichtenhain/Bergbahn.

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

External links

Media related to Oberweißbach at Wikimedia Commons