Oberwiesenthal
Sign in to saveOberwiesenthal (; 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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- Geography
- Neighbouring municipalities
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- History
- Historical population
- Politics
- Town council
- Mayor
- Twinnings
- Culture and sights
- Museum
- Structures
- Sport
- Notable people
- References
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.
== 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.