Oberweißbach/Thüringer Wald

Oberweißbach is a town in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.OverviewOberweißbach is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17km southwest of Saalfeld. On 1 December 2008, it incorporated the former municipality Lichtenhain/Bergbahn.GeographyOberweißbach is a nationally recognized resort town in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park in the Weißbachtal.Furthermore, Oberweißbach is the location of the municipal administration Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal with communities of Cursdorf, Deesbach, Katzhütte, Oberweißbach and Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle. Colloquially this area is called Raanz, based on the primary transportation method of the pharmacists, the backpack. These pharmacists shaped this region between the 16th and 20th centuries.The town of Oberweißbach consists of two districts: Oberweißbach / Thüringer Wald and Lichtenhain/Bergbahn.