Weischlitz is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It absorbed the former municipalities Kloschwitz and Kürbitz in 1999,[3] Burgstein in 2011,[4] and Reuth in 2017.[5]
Weischlitz | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Weischlitz within Vogtlandkreis district  | |
  Weischlitz  Weischlitz | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 12°3′35″E / 50.44722°N 12.05972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Vogtlandkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Steffen Raab[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.63 km2 (46.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,700 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 08538 |
| Dialling codes | 037436 |
| Vehicle registration | V, AE, OVL, PL, RC |
| Website | www.weischlitz.de |
Weischlitz station is on the Plauen–Cheb line and the Gera Süd–Weischlitz railway. It is located in the eastern part of the municipality. Gutenfürst station is located in the western part of Weischlitz municipality at Leipzig–Hof railway.
Bundesautobahn 72, a federal motorway between Hof and Chemnitz, crosses the municipality. The Elster viaduct, one of its largest bridges, is located within Weischlitz municipality, close to the village of Pirk.
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1999, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2017, Statistisches Bundesamt
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