Oberau

Oberau is a village in Niederau, Meissen, Saxony and has about 223 residents. Oberau is situated nearby to the locality Tunnelhäuser, as well as near the hamlet Gohlis.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wasserschloss Oberau and St. Katharinen.

Wasserschloss Oberau

Castle

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Wasserschloss Oberau is a castle.

St. Katharinen

Church

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St. Katharinen is a church.

Niederau station

Railway station

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Niederau station is a regional station on the Leipzig–Dresden railway in Niederau in the German state of Saxony. The railway station, which was opened on 15 May 1842, for a long time had the oldest operating station building in Germany, but Deutsche Bahn stopped using it and sold it after 2000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weinböhla and Großdobritz.

Weinböhla

Village

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Weinböhla is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 7 km east of Meißen, and 17 km northwest of Dresden. The municipality can be reached from Dresden by Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe tram route 4. Weinböhla is situated 2½ km south of Oberau.

Großdobritz

Village

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Großdobritz is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Oberau.

Ockrilla

Village

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Ockrilla, is a village in the district of Meissen, Saxony, Germany. With 633 inhabitants, it is the largest village in the municipality of Niederau. The village was the birthplace of Gottlob Krause. Ockrilla is situated 3½ km west of Oberau.

Oberau

Type: Village with 223 residents
Description: human settlement in Niederau, Germany
Categories: Ortsteil and locality
Location: Niederau, Meissen, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.18519° or 51° 11′ 7″ north

Longitude

13.55603° or 13° 33′ 22″ east

Population

223

Elevation

134 metres (440 feet)

Open location code

9F3M5HP4+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1635621005

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2861376

Wikidata ID

Q2009098

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In Other Languages

From German to Irish—“Oberau” goes by many names.

German: “Oberau”
Irish: “Oberau”

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Localities in the Area

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