Oberwiera

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Oberwiera

Location of Oberwiera within Zwickau district

Coordinates: 50°53′29″N 12°32′14″E / 50.89139°N 12.53722°ECoordinates: 50°53′29″N 12°32′14″E / 50.89139°N 12.53722°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Bernd Geringswald (CDU)

Area

• Total

14.33 km² (5.53 sq mi)

Population (2015-12-31)^[1]

• Total

1,038

• Density

72/km² (190/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

08396

037608

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

↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.

Towns and municipalities in Zwickau (district)

Bernsdorf Callenberg Crimmitschau Crinitzberg Dennheritz Fraureuth Gersdorf Glauchau Hartenstein Hartmannsdorf bei Kirchberg Hirschfeld Hohenstein-Ernstthal Kirchberg Langenbernsdorf Langenweißbach Lichtenstein Lichtentanne Limbach-Oberfrohna Meerane Mülsen Neukirchen Niederfrohna Oberlungwitz Oberrothenbach Oberwiera Reinsdorf Remse Sankt Egidien Schönberg Waldenburg Werdau Wildenfels Wilkau-Haßlau Zwickau

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 156129672 GND: 4540041-6

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