Oberleichtersbach is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

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 in the district of Bad Kissingen

Bad Kissingen (district)

Bad Kissingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart.- History :...

 in Bavaria

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 in Germany

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Divisions of the municipality

The municipality includes the following towns:

• Oberleichtersbach
• Unterleichtersbach
• Modlos
• Breitenbach
• Mitgenfeld

History

Motten originally belonged to the Bishop of Fulda, and was secularized in 1803 and given to Archduke Ferdinand of Orange. In 1806, it became part of the Province of Fulde in France. In the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was given to Austria. Since 1818, it has belonged to Bavaria.

Population

Year	Population
1970	1653
1987	1787
2000	2046
2005	2114

Coat of arms

Quartered with 1 and 4 in silver with a cross; 2 and 3 divided diagonally gold and red.

Economy

As of 1998, there were 428 businesses in the municipality. As of 1999, there were 84 agricultural businesses, with 2091 ha under cultivation, 788 ha in fields, and 1296 ha in pasture.