Oberlimberg

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oberlimberg
Wallerfangen municipality
Coordinates: 49 ° 20 ′ 35 "  N , 6 ° 40 ′ 34"  E
Height : 343 m
Residents : 139  (December 31, 2008)
Incorporation : April 1, 1936
Postal code : 66798
Area code : 06831
Oberlimberg (Saarland)
Oberlimberg

Location of Oberlimberg in Saarland
Oberlimberg: Listed Meierhof from the beginning of the 19th century
Oberlimberg: Listed Meierhof from the beginning of the 19th century

Oberlimberg is a district of the Wallerfangen municipality in Saarland .

geography

On the left bank of the Saar, opposite the city of Dillingen / Saar, rises a peninsula-like mountain range made of red sandstone , the Limberg , which is in front of the Saargau . In the middle it reaches a height of 340 meters. The moat to the west of Oberlimberg was called "Landgraben" in the last century. A restaurant in the center of Oberlimberg also bears this name. The place can be reached either from the Wallerfangen district (extended Kirchhofstrasse) or from the Gisingen district (Oberlimberger Weg). The landscape protection areas Limberg and Sonnental surrounding the place invite you to go hiking with their extensive network of paths. Every year on Good Friday , the place attracts many visitors to the so-called Kässchmier meal.

history

Oberlimberg was founded in the 17th century , traces have also been found from the Celtic period, but these cannot be assigned to an exact date.

  • Location views

  • Old school

  • Sun Valley

  • Orchard tree

  • Field near the village

Personalities

  • Carl Zenner (1899–1969), SS brigade leader and major general of the police as well as honorary judge at the People's Court and convicted war criminal

Web links

Commons : Oberlimberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files