Oberland
Encyclopedia
Oberland may refer to:
(former) Germany
Switzerland
Elsewhere
(former) Germany
- Oberland am RennsteigOberland am RennsteigOberland am Rennsteig is a municipality in the Sonneberg district of Thuringia, Germany....
, Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany - Vogtländisches OberlandVogtländisches OberlandVogtländisches Oberland is a municipality in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany....
, Greiz, Thuringia, Germany - In East Prussia, the Elbląg Canal was named Oberländischer Kanal
Switzerland
- Bernese OberlandBernese OberlandThe Bernese Oberland is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the southern end of the canton: The area around Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, and the valleys of the Bernese Alps .The flag of the Bernese Oberland consists of a black eagle in a gold field The Bernese Oberland (Bernese...
, Canton of Bern, Switzerland - Zürcher OberlandZürcher OberlandThe Zürcher Oberland in Switzerland, is the hilly south-eastern part of the Canton of Zurich, bordering on the Toggenburg, including the districts of Uster, Hinwil, Pfäffikon as well as the Töss Valley as far as the district of Winterthur. The territory gradually fell under the control of the city...
, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland - Canton of OberlandCanton of OberlandOberland was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic , corresponding to the area of the Bernese Oberland, with its capital at Thun....
, a canton of the former Helvetic Republic (1798–1803)
Elsewhere
- Oberlander JewsOberlander JewsOberlander Jews are Ashkenazi, Yiddish- and German-speaking Jews originating in the Oberland or higher land western region of Hungary and the district surrounding Pozsony...
, who originate from the Oberland region of Hungary - Upper HungaryUpper HungaryUpper Hungary is the usual English translation for the area that was historically the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, now mostly present-day Slovakia...