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Oberwiera Latitude and Longitude:

50°53′29″N 12°32′14″E / 50.89139°N 12.53722°E / 50.89139; 12.53722
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Oberwiera is located in Germany
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Oberwiera is located in Saxony
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Oberwiera
Coordinates: 50°53′29″N 12°32′14″E / 50.89139°N 12.53722°E / 50.89139; 12.53722
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Zwickau
Municipal assoc. Waldenburg
Subdivisions6
Government
 •  Mayor (2019–26) Holger Quellmalz [1]
Area
 • Total14.33 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total1,026
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes
08396
Dialling codes037608
Vehicle registrationZ
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

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.