Vogtlandkreis Rural District

The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis (rural district) in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It borders Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Plauen is the capital of the district.

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Chemnitz
Capital	Plauen
Area
• Total	1,309.85 km2 (505.74 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	186,059
• Density	142.0460/km2 (367.8975/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	V
Website	http://www.vogtlandkreis.de

Famous people

The first German cosmonaut, Sigmund Jähn was born in the Vogtland. His hometown, the small village Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz in the south-west of the district houses a small space exhibition.

Coat of arms

The lion on the left side of the coat of arms is traditional symbol of the Vögte of Weida, Gera and Plauen, which was confirmed in 1294. The eagle on the right side stands for the Holy Roman Empire, as the Vogtland belonged to the Empire directly.

Towns and municipalities

Cities and Municipalities in the Vogtlandkreis

Cities	Municipalities
Adorf Auerbach Bad Elster Elsterberg Falkenstein Klingenthal Lengenfeld Markneukirchen Mühltroff Mylau Netzschkau Oelsnitz Pausa Plauen Reichenbach im Vogtland Rodewisch Schöneck Treuen	Bad Brambach Bergen Bösenbrunn Eichigt Ellefeld Erlbach Grünbach Heinsdorfergrund Limbach Muldenhammer Mühlental Neuensalz Neumark Neustadt Pöhl	Reuth Rosenbach Steinberg Theuma Tirpersdorf Triebel Weischlitz Werda Zwota

Vogtlandkreis Rural District Media

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  The Göltzsch Viaduct between Reichenbach im Vogtland and Netzschkau, the world's largest bridge made of bricks and landmark of the Vogtland

Other websites

• Official website (German, Czech)