Oberweißbach

Oberweißbach
Oberweißbach
Location of the town of Oberweißbach within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Coordinates	50°34′58″N 11°8′40″E / 50.58278°N 11.14444°E / 50.58278; 11.14444Coordinates: 50°34′58″N 11°8′40″E / 50.58278°N 11.14444°E / 50.58278; 11.14444
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc.	Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal
Mayor	Jens Ungelenk
Basic statistics
Area	9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Elevation	670 m  (2198 ft)
Population	1,882 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	196 /km2 (507 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SLF
Postal code	98744
Area code	036705
Website	www.oberweissbach.de

Friedrich Fröbel's birthplace in Oberweißbach

Froebeltower on the Kirchberg (785 m NN), Oberweißbach

Oberweißbach (or Oberweissbach) is a town in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Saalfeld. On 1 December 2008, it incorporated the former municipality Lichtenhain/Bergbahn.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C.