Oberleichtersbach

Oberleichtersbach
Coat of arms
Oberleichtersbach
Location of Oberleichtersbach within Bad Kissingen district
Coordinates: 50°17′N 9°48′E / 50.283°N 9.800°ECoordinates: 50°17′N 9°48′E / 50.283°N 9.800°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Bad Kissingen
Municipal assoc.	Bad Brückenau
Government
• Mayor	Walter Müller (CSU/ Freie Christl. Wählergr.)
Area
• Total	27.60 km^2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,046
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97789
Dialling codes	09741
Vehicle registration	KG
Website	www.Oberleichtersbach.de

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

Divisions of the municipality

The municipality includes the following towns:

• Oberleichtersbach
• Unterleichtersbach
• Modlos
• Breitenbach
• Mitgenfeld

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.

Population

Year	Population
1970	1653
1987	1787
2000	2046
2005	2114

Coat of arms

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

Economy

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

External links

• Official Web site

References

1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.