Oberthal, Saarland

Oberthal is a municipality in the district of Saarland St. Wendel and is located about 35 km northeast of Saarbrücken.

The Bostalsee is a few kilometers from Oberthal.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Mayor

Geography

With the high moorland Oberthaler fraction has the wooded community since December 1984 one of the largest nature reserves in the Saarland. Since November 1983 is in the neighboring municipality in the district of Namborn Namborn the nature reserve " pond fraction and Rohrbach meadows " with a size of 19.68 acres, extends also to the parts of the community Oberthal ( district Güdesweiler ). Also, the water protection area " Rohrbacher meadows " of the neighboring community Namborn impact on the territory of the municipality Oberthal ( district Güdesweiler ).

Through the town flows the assemblies, one of its sources is located in the district Orletal Gronig. Therefore, a part of the community Oberthal is affected by a regulation on the protection of the floodplain at the assemblies.

The entire municipality Oberthal is in the nature park Saar -Hunsrück.

Community structure

The municipality is divided into four districts, population figures (EW) with 1st January 2012:

History

Incorporations

In 1974 Gronig, Güdesweiler and Steinberg Deckenhardt were incorporated.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal council with 27 seats is made after the local elections of 7 June 2009 as follows:

  • CDU:
  • SPD:
  • The Left:
  • Green:

Mayor

  • Mayor of Oberthal: Stephan Rausch, CDU
  • Mayor Oberthal district: Reiner Burkholz, CDU
  • District mayor Gronig: Anthony Shepherd, CDU
  • District mayor Güdesweiler: Norbert Rauber, CDU
  • Mayor district Steinberg Deckenhardt: Peter Wack, SPD

Culture and sights

The small wild woman cave, the local museum Millpetersch - house and the chapel the remains of a Celtic ring wall on Momberg in the district Gronig, a mineral archaeological site ( red chalk ) on Leißberg as well as components of the non-local sculptures street shall be considered as worth seeing with good wells in the district Güdesweiler.

See also: list of architectural monuments in Oberthal

Regular events

Every year on the first weekend in May is the International Oberthaler pottery and ceramics market place in the center of Oberthal.

Sports

The men's team of the cones friends Oberthal eV is a German record champions in the First Bundesliga. The ladies have won the title more than once.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Werner Zeyer ( born May 25, 1929 † 26 March 2000), CDU politician, former Prime Minister of the Saarland ( 1979-1985 )
  • Hermann -Josef Scharf ( born April 8, 1961), conservative politician
  • Helwin Peter ( born July 18, 1941), SPD politician
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