Weischlitz | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Weischlitz
within Vogtlandkreis district | |
 Location of Weischlitz | |
Weischlitz Weischlitz | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 12°3′35″E / 50.44722°N 12.05972°E / 50.44722; 12.05972 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Vogtlandkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Steffen Raab1 |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.63 km2 (46.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 5,617 |
| • Density | 46.18/km2 (119.6/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 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
References
- Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2024)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- 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