Oberweißbach (or Oberweissbach, pronounced [ˌoːbɐˈvaɪsbax] ⓘ) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.

[1] Oberweißbach is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Saalfeld.

It is a nationally recognized resort town in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park in the Weißbachtal.

It was the seat of the former municipal administration Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal with communities of Cursdorf, Deesbach, Katzhütte, Oberweißbach and Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle.

Colloquially this area is called Raanz, based on the primary transportation method of the pharmacists, the backpack.