Wildenthal (Eibenstock)

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

Wildenthal
Location of Wildenthal
Wildenthal  is located in Germany
Wildenthal
Wildenthal
Wildenthal  is located in Saxony
Wildenthal
Wildenthal
Coordinates: 50°27′03″N 12°38′10″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
TownEibenstock
Highest elevation
1,019 m (3,343 ft)
Lowest elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total264
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08309
Dialling codes037752
Wildenthal at the foot of the Auersberg

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

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