Oberorschel

Oberorschel community Niederorschel Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 26 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 16 ″  E
Height :	295 m
Postal code :	37355
Area code :	036076
Location of Oberorschel in Thuringia
Half-timbered house in place

Oberorschel is a district of Niederorschel in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia .

location

Oberorschel is on the state road 2048 from Niederorschel to Kleinbartloff . The federal motorway 38 runs further north with a connection at Breitenworbis. The district lies at the foot of the Dün in the Eichsfelder Kessel and is used for agriculture.

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1227. The former Oberorschel estate, which was owned by the von Hagen family, was located here. After the expropriation, parts of the manor house were torn down and several new farms were built.

literature

• Georg Pfützenreuter: On the trail of the fossilization of the borders of 1743/44 near Oberorschel. In: Eichsfelder Heimatzeitschrift. 60th volume (2016), issue 6, pages 170-172

Web links

Commons : Oberorschel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 208.