Oberrieden is a village in the northern part of Hesse, Germany. First recorded mention was in 1150. Since 1971 it belongs to the town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf.

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Oberrieden
Stadtteil of Bad Sooden-Allendorf
Location of Oberrieden
Oberrieden Show map of Germany Oberrieden Show map of Hesse
Coordinates: 51°18′N 9°55′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Werra-Meißner
Town	Bad Sooden-Allendorf
Area
• Total	6.78 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population
• Total	650
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37242
Dialling codes	05542
Vehicle registration	ESW + WIZ
Website	Oberrieden

Location

The village of Oberrieden lies in the Werra valley near the Hoher Meißner, right on the boundary with Thuringia, almost at Germany's geographical centre, 33 km east of Kassel. The Bebra-Göttingen railway touches the village in the east.

Neighbouring villages

Oberrieden borders in the east on the community of Lindewerra (Thuringia's Eichsfeld district), in the south on the village of Ellershausen, in the west on the village Hilgershausen and in the north on the villages of Werleshausen and Wendershausen (town of Witzenhausen).

Gallery

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  From air
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  Church
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  Blossom of cherry tries

External links

• Homepage of Oberrieden (in German)
• Bad Sooden-Allendorf (in German)

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