Oelsnitz, Vogtland

For Oelsnitz near Chemnitz, see Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge.
Oelsnitz
Oelsnitz
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Vogtlandkreis
Town subdivisions 11
Mayor Eva-Maria Möbius (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 53.63 km2 (20.71 sq mi)
Elevation 390-460 m
Population 11,323 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 211 /km2 (547 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate V
Postal codes 08601–08606
Area code 037421
Website www.oelsnitz.de

Oelsnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈœlsnɪts]) is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Plauen and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Zwickau.[2]

Nearby villages

  1. Zaulsdorf

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
  2. ^  "Ölsnitz". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. 
Towns and municipalities in Vogtlandkreis