Oberleichtersbach

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Coordinates: 50°17′N, 9°48′E

Oberleichtersbach
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Lower Franconia
District	Bad Kissingen
Population	2114 (6/2005)
Area	27.60 km²
Population density	77 /km²
Elevation	408 m
Coordinates	50°17′ N 9°48′ E
Postal code	97789
Area code	09741
Licence plate code	KG
Mayor	Walther Müller (CSU/Freie Christliche Wählergruppe)
Website	www.oberleichtersbach.de

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

Contents 1 Divisions of the municipality 2 History 3 Population 4 Coat of arms 5 Economy 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Divisions of the municipality

The municipality includes the following towns:

• Oberleichtersbach
• Unterleichtersbach
• Modlos
• Breitenbach
• Mitgenfeld

[edit] 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.

[edit] Population

Year	Population
1970	1653
1987	1787
2000	2046
2005	2114

[edit] Coat of arms

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

[edit] Economy

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

[edit] External links

• Official Web site

[edit] References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.