Oberleichtersbach

Oberleichtersbach

Coat of arms
Oberleichtersbach

Coordinates: 50°17′N 9°48′E / 50.283°N 9.800°E / 50.283; 9.800Coordinates: 50°17′N 9°48′E / 50.283°N 9.800°E / 50.283; 9.800
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Unterfranken
District Bad Kissingen
Municipal assoc. Bad Brückenau
Government
 • Mayor Walter Müller (CSU/ Freie Christl. Wählergr.)
Area
 • Total 27.60 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,062
 • Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 97789
Dialling codes 09741
Vehicle registration KG
Website www.Oberleichtersbach.de

Oberleichtersbach is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Divisions of the municipality

The municipality includes the following towns:

History

Motten originally belonged to the Bishop of Fulda, and was secularized in 1803 and given to Archduke Ferdinand of Orange. In 1806, it became part of the Province of Fulde in France. In the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was given to Austria. Since 1818, it has belonged to Bavaria.

Population

Year Population
19701653
19871787
20002046
20052114

Coat of arms

Quartered with 1 and 4 in silver with a cross; 2 and 3 divided diagonally gold and red.

Economy

In 1998, there were 428 businesses in the municipality. In 1999, there were 84 agricultural businesses, with 2091 ha under cultivation, 788 ha in fields, and 1296 ha in pasture.

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
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