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.

 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 
100px|Coat of armsThe 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
CitiesMunicipalitiesAdorf
Auerbach
Bad Elster
Elsterberg
Falkenstein
Klingenthal
Lengenfeld
Markneukirchen
Mühltroff
Mylau
Netzschkau
Oelsnitz
Pausa
Plauen
Reichenbach im Vogtland
Rodewisch
Schöneck
TreuenBad Brambach
Bergen
Bösenbrunn
Eichigt
Ellefeld
Erlbach
Grünbach
Heinsdorfergrund
Limbach
Muldenhammer
Mühlental
Neuensalz
Neumark
Neustadt
Pöhl<li>Reuth
<li>Rosenbach
<li>Steinberg
<li>Theuma
<li>Tirpersdorf
<li>Triebel
<li>Weischlitz
<li>Werda
<li>Zwota

References

Other websites
 Official website (German, Czech)