Weischlitz

Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 12°3′35″E / 50.44722°N 12.05972°E / 50.44722; 12.05972
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Weischlitz
Coat of arms of Weischlitz
Location of Weischlitz within Vogtlandkreis district
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Weischlitz is located in Germany
Weischlitz
Weischlitz
Weischlitz is located in Saxony
Weischlitz
Weischlitz
Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 12°3′35″E / 50.44722°N 12.05972°E / 50.44722; 12.05972
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictVogtlandkreis
Government
 • Mayor (2016–23) Steffen Raab[1]
Area
 • Total121.63 km2 (46.96 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,700
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08538
Dialling codes037436
Vehicle registrationV, AE, OVL, PL, RC
Websitewww.weischlitz.de

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 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

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1999, Statistisches Bundesamt
  4. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
  5. ^ Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2017, Statistisches Bundesamt