Oberwiesenthal

Oberwiesenthal
May 2001 view of Oberwiesenthal
Location of Oberwiesenthal within Erzgebirgskreis district
Oberwiesenthal
Oberwiesenthal
Coordinates: 50°25′9″N 12°58′15″E / 50.41917°N 12.97083°E / 50.41917; 12.97083
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
Government
 • Mayor (2021–28) Jens Benedict[1]
Area
 • Total39.98 km2 (15.44 sq mi)
Elevation
914 m (2,999 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,968
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09484
Dialling codes037348
Vehicle registrationERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Websitewww.oberwiesenthal.de

Oberwiesenthal (German: [oː.bɐ.ˈviː.zn̩.taːl] (listen); officially Kurort Oberwiesenthal[3]) is a town and a ski resort in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany. It is located in the Ore 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.[4]

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 3 February 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  3. "Kurort Oberwiesenthal". Kurort Oberwiesenthal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. Official web site (in German)