OBERGLEICHEN, a city of the grand duchy of Saxe-Gotha, in Germany, in the circle of Volkerode, the capital of a bailiwick of the same name. It is situated on the river Ohre, in the Thuringen Forest, and is the property of Prince Hohenlohe of Neuenstein, now mediatized. It contains four churches, two hospitals, 860 houses, and 3540 inhabitants, who carry on various manufactures, especially those of woolen, iron, and copper. Lat. 50. 50. 33. N.