OberweiÃÂbach (or Oberweissbach, ; officially OberweiÃÂbach/Thür. Wald) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Schwarzatal.
OberweiÃÂbach is situated in the Thuringian Forest, southwest of Saalfeld. It is a nationally recognized resort town in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park in the WeiÃÂbachtal.
It was the seat of the former municipal administration Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal with communities of Cursdorf, Deesbach, Katzhütte, OberweiÃÂbach and Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle. On 1 December 2008, OberweiÃÂbach incorporated the former municipality Lichtenhain/Bergbahn. Colloquially this area is called Raanz, based on the primary transportation method of the pharmacists, the backpack. These pharmacists shaped this region between the 16th and 20th centuries.
The town of OberweiÃÂbach consisted of two districts: