Oberwiesenthal

Oberwiesenthal
Oberwiesenthal
Oberwiesenthal-Blick.jpg
Coat of arms of Oberwiesenthal
Oberwiesenthal is located in Germany
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Oberwiesenthal
Coordinates 50°25′9″N 12°58′15″E / 50.41917°N 12.97083°E / 50.41917; 12.97083Coordinates: 50°25′9″N 12°58′15″E / 50.41917°N 12.97083°E / 50.41917; 12.97083
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Erzgebirgskreis
Mayor Mirko Ernst
Basic statistics
Area 39.98 km2 (15.44 sq mi)
Elevation 914 m  (2999 ft)
Population 2,461 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 62 /km2 (159 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ERZ
Postal code 09484
Area code 037348
Website www.oberwiesenthal-kurort.de

Oberwiesenthal is a town and a ski resort in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in the Erzgebirge mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic, 19 km south of Annaberg-Buchholz, and 23 km northeast of Karlovy Vary. At 914 metres (2,999 ft), it is the highest town in Germany[2]. The Olympic goldmedalist in ski jumping, Jens Weißflog, came from here.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
  2. ^ Official web site (in German)


panoramic view of Oberwiesenthal