Oberschönau
Oberschönau | |
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 Oberschönau | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberschönau within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
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Location of Oberschönau | |
  Oberschönau Location within Germany  Oberschönau Location within Thuringia | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 10°37′E / 50.717°N 10.617°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Schmalkalden-Meiningen |
| Town | Steinbach-Hallenberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2017-12-31) | |
• Total | 783 |
| • Density | 48.6/km2 (126/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 98587 |
| Dialling codes | 036847 |
| Website | www.oberschoenau.de |
Oberschönau (German pronunciation: [oːbɐˈʃøːnaʊ], lit. 'Upper Schönau', in contrast to "Lower Schönau") is a village and a former municipality in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in Thuringia, Germany.[1] Since 1 January 2019, it has been part of the town of Steinbach-Hallenberg as one of its Ortsteile.[2][3]
History
From 1868 to 1944, Oberschönau was part of the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau.
Notable people
- Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner (1759–1833), composer[4]
- Erich Recknagel (1904–1973), ski jumper[5]
References
- ↑ Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. "Gemeinde: Oberschönau, Kurort (bis 31.12.2018)". statistik.thueringen.de (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Thüringer Gesetz zur freiwilligen Neugliederung kreisangehöriger Gemeinden im Jahr 2019" (PDF). Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für den Freistaat Thüringen (in German). Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ortsteile: Oberschönau" (in German). Stadt Steinbach-Hallenberg. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner". Levande musikarv (in Swedish). Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Erich Recknagel". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
Further reading
- Kind, Hans Dieter; Scheerschmidt, Uwe (2015). Ortsfamilienbuch Oberschönau im Thüringer Wald. Personengeschichtliche Schriften (in German). Nürnberg: Gesellschaft für Familienforschung in Franken. ISBN 978-3-929865-64-6.
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