Oberwald

Oberwald, a village in The Sudmark, has no officers of its own and makes its return through the nearest town. Births registered there since the founding of the state are counted in the box at the side; the census returns follow.

Geography

Population by census

Census	Population
1810	243
1820	274
1830	325
1840	395
1847	451
1850	483
1860	528
1870	602
1880	690
1890	803
1900	891
1910	991
1920	1,119
1930	1,214
1940	1,322
1950	1,450
1960	1,523
1970	1,637
1980	1,658
1990	1,694
2000	1,748
2010	1,727
2020	1,687
2026	1,672

Notable people

• Bertil Zorn, housekeeper, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1764 to 1837)
• Stellan Zalberg, mason, Member of the Assembly (1765 to 1818)
• Piet Hallin, official, Member of the Assembly (1794 to 1858)
• Piet Kesselring, miner, Member of the Assembly (1852 to 1906)
• Gregor Lenz, accountant, Speaker of the Assembly (1870 to 1922)
• Paul Brenn, typist, Minister of Education (1888 to 1934)
• Edvard Brenn, farmer, Minister of Education (1892 to 1947)
• Otto Hauk, clerk, Member of the Assembly (1902 to 1950)
• Sigmund Brenn, mechanic, Member of the Assembly (1910 to 1994)
• Stefan Tarn, shop assistant, Member of the Assembly (1927 to 1993)
• Martin Brenn, shopkeeper, Member of the Assembly (1927 to 2004)
• Paul Schekkrong, farmer (1877 to 1957)
• Erna Steirholt, labourer (1881 to 1934)
• Edvard Ronkrecken, tailor (1908 to 1972)
• Tomas Hauk, farmer (1910 to 1963)
• Friedl Folmann, engineer (1913 to 1968)
• Helga Schekkrong, mechanic (1929 to 1996)
• Emma Fritfeld, factory worker (1932 to 2003)
• Kerstin Tarn, electrician (1933)

Economy

• The Eel and Stake, restaurant, est. 2018

External links

• Street directory and telephone book, National Archive
• Timetable: railway, omnibus and tram · trains to Vellmar
• Homes for sale · to let · hotels · restaurants · holiday stays
• Vacancies · second-hand