Oberwiera
Oberwiera | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberwiera within Zwickau district | |
Oberwiera Oberwiera | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′29″N 12°32′14″E / 50.89139°N 12.53722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Zwickau |
| Municipal assoc. | Waldenburg |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–26) | Holger Quellmalz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.33 km2 (5.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,015 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 08396 |
| Dialling codes | 037608 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.gemeindeoberwiera.de |
Oberwiera is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany. Oberwiera has the following districts: Harthau, Neukirchen, Niederwiera, Oberwiera, Röhrsdorf and Wickersdorf. Around half of the population lives in the main district of Oberwiera.
Municipalities around Oberwiere are Remse, Schönberg and the city of Waldenburg as well as Nobitz and Ziegelheim in Thuringia.
History
Oberwiera was mentioned the first time in 1254 A.D. Therefore Oberwiera is as old as its neighbor city Waldenburg.
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.