Oberwiesenthal

Oberwiesenthal (; officially Kurort Oberwiesenthal) is a town and a ski resort in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany. It is situated 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 , it is the highest town in Germany. The Olympic and World Championships goldmedalist in ski jumping Jens Weißflog competed for SC Tractor Oberwiesenthal and Oberwiesenthaler SV.

Key facts

German location.image_plan: Oberwiesenthal in ERZ.png
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Oberwiesenthal-Blick.jpg
German location.image_caption: May 2001 view of Oberwiesenthal
German location.image_coa: Wappen Oberwiesenthal.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Erzgebirgskreis
German location.elevation: 914
German location.area: 40.02
German location.postal_code: 09484
German location.area_code: 037348
German location.licence: ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14521440
German location.website: www.oberwiesenthal.de
German location.mayor: Jens Benedict
German location.leader_term: 2021–28

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections

Contents

Geography
Neighbouring municipalities
Subdivisions
History
Historical population
Politics
Town council
Mayor
Twinnings
Culture and sights
Museum
Structures
Sport
Notable people
References

== Geography == Oberwiesenthal lies in the county of Erzgebirgskreis, on the border with the Czech Republic that follows the course of the Pöhlbach stream as far as Bärenstein (10 km northeast). The highest elevation in the borough is the Fichtelberg (sometimes called the Großer Fichtelberg or Great Fichtelberg) which, at , is the highest mountain in Saxony.

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