Vogtland
Vogtland is a region in southwestern Saxony, bordering Thuringia, Upper Franconia and West Bohemia. It is characterised by idyllic rolling hills cut through by river valleys and known for its handicraft traditions like lace-making and musical instrument making.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Plauen.
Plauen
Plauen is the biggest city of the Vogtland in the federal-state of Saxony. It is famous for its lace industry.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schloss Treuen and Church Reumtengrün.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Treuen and Bergen.
Treuen
Town
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Treuen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 13 km east of Plauen, and 7 km northwest of Auerbach.
Bergen
Village
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Bergen is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany.
Neustadt
Village
Neustadt is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. The mountain of Bezelberg lies within the municipality.
Vogtland
- Type: region
- Description: German region
- Also known as: “Variscia”
- Location: Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.5° or 50° 30′ northLongitude
12.299° or 12° 17′ 56″ eastOpen location code
9F2JG72X+2JWikidata ID
Q708317
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Welsh—“Vogtland” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Фогтлянд”
- Chinese: “福格特兰”
- Czech: “Fojtsko”
- Czech: “Vogtland”
- Danish: “Vogtland”
- Dutch: “Vogtland”
- French: “Vogtland”
- French: “Voigtland”
- German: “Variscia”
- German: “Vogtland”
- German: “Voigtland”
- Hebrew: “פוגטלאנד”
- Italian: “Vogtland”
- Japanese: “フォークトラント”
- Latin: “Terra advocatorum”
- Latin: “Variscia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vogtland”
- Norwegian: “Vogtland”
- Polish: “Vogtland”
- Portuguese: “Vogtland”
- Romanian: “Vogtland”
- Russian: “Фогтланд”
- Slovenian: “Vogtland”
- Spanish: “Vogtland”
- Swedish: “Vogtland”
- Swedish: “Voigtland”
- Ukrainian: “Фогтланд”
- Venetian: “Vogtland”
- Welsh: “Vogtland”
- “Vogtland”
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