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Oberelsbach, Oberelsbach, Markt, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany


Alternative Names:Oberel'sbakh, Oberelsbach, Oberelsbakh, Oberelsbax, shang ai er si ba he, Оберелсбах, Оберельсбах, Օբերելսբախ, 上埃尔斯巴赫
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Rhön-Grabfeld District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Region:Oberelsbach, Markt, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany
Latitude:50° 26' 28" N
Longitude:10° 7' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):50.44118,10.11692
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:2,970 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:2860932
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2860932:8
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Dörnergraben, Sondheim vor der Rhön, Rhön-Grabfeld District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany50° 27' 51" N10° 9' 28" E3.9km (2.4 miles)
Einigkeit Mine, Bauersberg, Bischofsheim in der Rhön, Rhön-Grabfeld District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany50° 25' 13" N10° 2' 11" E6.2km (3.8 miles)
Bauersberg, Bischofsheim an der Rhön, Rhön-Grabfeld District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany50° 25' 13" N10° 0' 42" E7.8km (4.8 miles)
Holzberg quarry, Bischofsheim an der Rhön, Rhön-Grabfeld District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany50° 25' 50" N10° 0' 0" E8.3km (5.2 miles)
St. Barbara coal mine, Ehrenberg, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany50° 30' 0" N10° 2' 13" E8.7km (5.4 miles)
Basalt quarry, Batten, Hilders, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany50° 32' 26" N10° 2' 19" E12.4km (7.7 miles)
Pferdskopf, Poppenhausen, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany50° 29' 26" N9° 55' 15" E14.9km (9.3 miles)
Phonolite quarry, Rupsroth, Hilders, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany50° 33' 10" N9° 56' 29" E17.6km (10.9 miles)
Umpfen quarry, Fischbach/Rhön, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany50° 38' 45" N10° 9' 29" E23.0km (14.3 miles)
Eichelberg road tunnel (A 71 road tunnel), Einhausen, Dolmar-Salzbrücke, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany50° 30' 51" N10° 27' 7" E25.1km (15.6 miles)
Bad Kissingen, Bad Kissingen District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany50° 12' 7" N10° 4' 27" E26.7km (16.6 miles)
Salt works, Bad Kissingen District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany50° 11' 52" N10° 4' 34" E27.2km (16.9 miles)
Dermbach meteorite, Dermbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany50° 43' 0" N10° 7' 0" E30.6km (19.0 miles)
Wirmsthal, Euerdorf, Bad Kissingen District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany50° 9' 15" N10° 4' 59" E32.0km (19.9 miles)
Kalbach basalt quarry, Kalbach, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany50° 25' 10" N9° 39' 31" E32.5km (20.2 miles)
Großer Dolmar, Kühndorf, Dolmar-Salzbrücke, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany50° 37' 45" N10° 29' 21" E33.6km (20.9 miles)
Schlinges basalt quarry, Schlüchtern, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 20' 59" N9° 39' 38" E33.9km (21.1 miles)
Heiligenmühle potash mine, Oechsen, Dermbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany50° 45' 4" N10° 3' 13" E34.8km (21.6 miles)
Neuhof-Ellers potash works, Neuhof, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany50° 27' 33" N9° 35' 59" E36.7km (22.8 miles)
Blaufarbenwerk Mottgers, Mottgers, Sinntal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 17' 58" N9° 38' 54" E36.8km (22.8 miles)
Buttlar potash mine, Buttlar, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany50° 45' 38" N9° 57' 6" E37.4km (23.2 miles)
Feldstein basalt cliff, Lengfeld, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany50° 31' 41" N10° 38' 4" E37.9km (23.5 miles)
Elm quarry, Schlüchtern, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 22' 7" N9° 34' 58" E38.7km (24.0 miles)
Menzengraben Mine, Dermbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany50° 47' 35" N10° 6' 6" E39.1km (24.3 miles)
Giesel, Neuhof, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany50° 30' 15" N9° 33' 57" E39.6km (24.6 miles)
Großherzog von Sachsen I Mine, Dietlas, Krayenberggemeinde, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany50° 48' 50" N10° 5' 20" E41.5km (25.8 miles)
Himmelsberg, Giesel, Neuhof, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany50° 30' 41" N9° 32' 23" E41.6km (25.8 miles)
Hämbach, Bad Salzungen, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany50° 48' 52" N10° 9' 40" E41.6km (25.9 miles)
Gerhäuser stone works, Altengronau, Sinntal, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 14' 50" N9° 36' 52" E41.7km (25.9 miles)
Berhardshall Mine, Leimbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany50° 48' 48" N10° 11' 6" E41.7km (25.9 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Kupferschiefer, Eurasian PlateMining Field
Saxo-Thuringian Belt, Eurasian PlateOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
GermanyCountry
Bavaria, GermanyState
Lower Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyRegion
Rhön-Grabfeld District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyDistrict

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Germany, Bayern, Rhön-Grabfeld86.2.121.0.0.0
Germany, Bayern, Rhön-Grabfeld, Oberelsbach86.2.121.1679.0.0
Germany, Bayern, Rhön-Grabfeld, Oberelsbach, Oberelsbach86.2.121.1679.2845.0
 
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