Idar-Oberstein
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Town
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Idar-Oberstein COA.svg
- German place.image_photo
- Schloss Oberstein.JPG
- German place.image_caption
- Schloss Oberstein, castle on the hills above Oberstein
- German place.image_plan
- Idar-Oberstein in BIR.svg
- German place.state
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- German place.district
- Birkenfeld
- German place.elevation
- 300
- German place.area
- 91.58
- German place.postal_code
- 55743
- German place.area_code
- 06781, 06784
- German place.licence
- BIR
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 07 1 34 045
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Article
63 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Constituent communities
- Centres merged in 1933 administrative reform
- Centres merged in 1969 administrative reform
- Climate
- History
- History up to French reorganization beginning in 1794
- French, Oldenburg and Prussian times
- Since the First World War
- Amalgamations
- Schinderhannes
- The legend of the ''Felsenkirche'' (“Crag Church”)
- Emigration and gemstones
- Politics
- Town council
- Mayors
- Coat of arms
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Culture and sightseeing
- Buildings
- Idar-Oberstein (main centre)
- Algenrodt
- Enzweiler
- Georg-Weierbach
- Göttschied
- Hammerstein
- Kirchenbollenbach
- Mittelbollenbach
- Nahbollenbach
- Tiefenstein
- Weierbach
- Mediaeval buildings
- ''Felsenkirche''
- Castle Bosselstein
- ''St. Peter and Paul''
- Theatre
- Museums
- Sport
- Regular events
- Culinary specialities
- ''Spießbraten'' (spit roast)
- ''Fillsel''
- ''Gefillte Klees'' (filled dumplings)
- ''Kartoffelwurst'' (potato sausage)
- ''Murde on Klees'' (carrots and dumplings)
- ''Riewe on Draehurjel''
- ''Dibbelabbes''
- ''Schaales''
- Economy and infrastructure
- Natural gemstone deposits
- Garrison
- Transport
- Highway over the Nahe
- I-O/Göttschied Airfield
- Media
- Public institutions
- Education
- Notable people
- Honorary citizens
- Notable births
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Panorama of the town thumb|Idar-Oberstein at night thumb|Aerial photograph thumb|Overlooking Idar-Oberstein from Schloss Oberstein
Idar-Oberstein () is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a Große kreisangehörige Stadt (large city belonging to a district), it assumes some of the responsibilities that for smaller municipalities in the district are assumed by the district administration. Today's town of Idar-Oberstein is the product of two rounds of administrative reform, one in 1933 and the other in 1969, which saw many municipalities amalgamated into one. The various Stadtteile have, however, retained their original identities, which, aside from the somewhat more urban character encountered in Idar and Oberstein, tend to hark back to each centre's history as a rural village. Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone town, and also as a garrison town. It is also the largest town in the Hunsrück.