Oberhain

Oberhain City of Koenigsee Coordinates: 50 ° 37 '59 " N , 11 ° 7' 59" E
Height :	570 m above sea level NN
Area :	14.08 km²
Residents :	652 (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density :	46 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 2019
Postal code :	07426
Area code :	036738
Location of Oberhain in Thuringia

Oberhain (locally "Hahne") is a district of the city of Königsee in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district ( Thuringia ).

geography

Oberhain and its districts are located on a low-forest plateau between the Schwarzatal in the south and the Rinnetal in the north. Oberhain is located on the Hädderbach , which rises to the west at the 665 meter high Barigauer Höhe and east of the town flows into the Schwarza.

Between Oberhain, Barigau and Lichta was the Tanndorf desert , which seems to have been destroyed in the Saxon civil war as early as 1447 .

Church in Oberhain, Thuringia

history

Oberhain was first mentioned in a document in 1370 as Obirn Hayn . In the past, mining was particularly popular. In Oberhain, for example, there was the Güldene Kirche mine , in today's Mankenbach district there was an ironworks, and in Unterhain, in particular, the haulage gained importance. In the 19th century, the oil trade was an important line of business in the towns. Until 1918 the place belonged to the sovereignty of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent communities Barigau, Mankenbach and Unterhain were incorporated.

On January 1, 2019, Oberhain was incorporated into the neighboring town of Königsee .

church

St. Lukas (Oberhain)

politics

Until it was incorporated into Königsee, Oberhain belonged to the dissolved administrative community in the Middle Schwarzatal .

The last mayor was Egon Langguth, he was elected on September 2, 2012.

Economy and Transport

The area around Oberhain is used for agriculture, and the place also has tourism. Roads connect Oberhain with Allendorf , Unterweißbach and Dröbischau .

Web links

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