Wildenthal (Eibenstock) Explained

Wildenthal
Type:Ortsteil
Town:Eibenstock
District:Erzgebirgskreis
Coordinates:50.4508°N 12.6361°W
State:Sachsen
Elevation:720-1019
Population:264
Stand:2011
Pop Ref:[1]
Postal Code:08309
Area Code:037752

Wildenthal is a village in the town of Eibenstock in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in the Saxon Ore Mountains of Central Germany.

Location

The state-recognised resort lies in a deeply incised valley of the Große Bockau river at the foot of the 1019-metre-high Auersberg within the Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park. The village lies at an elevation of between 720 and 1019 metres above sea level (NN). The hamlet of Oberwildenthal on the state road to Johanngeorgenstadt also belongs to the town subdivision of Wildenthal. A link road to Carlsfeld branches off in the village.

History

From 1952 to 1990, Wildenthal was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.

References

  1. Web site: Kleinräumiges Gemeindeblatt für Eibenstock. Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801194912/https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/080_Zensus_2011_Gemeindeteile/GT_14521170.pdf. 2017-08-01.

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