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Oberland

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Oberland is a German term and means Highlands.

Consequently, it may refer to several places:

Germany

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  • Oberland am Rennsteig, Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany
  • Vogtländisches Oberland, Greiz, Thuringia, Germany
  • In East Prussia, the Elbląg Canal was named the Oberländischer Kanal (Oberland Canal)
  • Bavarian Oberland, the Oberland region in Bavaria

Switzerland

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  • Berner Oberland, canton of Bern, Switzerland
  • Zürcher Oberland, canton of Zürich, Switzerland
  • Canton of Oberland, a canton of the former Helvetic Republic (1798–1803)
  • Zürcher Oberländer, a Swiss newspaper established in 1870
  • Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland, a heritage railway association in Zurich

Austria

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  • Highland (National Council electoral district), electoral district for the National Council
  • Tyrolean Oberland, fourth region of Tyrol

Hungary

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  • Oberlander Jews, who originate from the Oberland region of Hungary
  • Upper Hungary, Hungarian term for historical northern Hungary, now mostly Slovakia

Liechtenstein

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  • Oberland (electoral district), meaning "upper land," is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein

See also

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  • Oberlander (disambiguation)
  • Overlanders (disambiguation)
  • Overland (disambiguation)
  • Bündner Oberland
  • Medels im Oberland
  • Oberland League
  • Pircher Oberland, Italian company in sustainable timber construction, DIY and garden furnishings
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