Plauen

Also known as Plauen/Vogtland, Plauen (Vogtland)

Plauen (; ; ) is a town in Saxony, Germany with a population of around 65,000. It is Saxony's 5th most populated city after Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Zwickau, the second-largest city of the Vogtland after Gera, as well as the largest city in the Saxon Vogtland region (Sächsisches Vogtland).

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Plauen is a town in Saxony, Germany, with about 65,000 residents, making it the state's fifth-largest city. It is the largest city in the Saxon Vogtland region and serves as an important regional center in that area.

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German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_coa: Plauen_Coat_of_arms.svg
German place.image_plan: Plauen in V.svg
German place.state: Sachsen
German place.district: Vogtlandkreis
German place.elevation: 412
German place.area: 102.11
German place.postal_code: 08523;-5;-7;-9
German place.area_code: 03741
German place.licence: V, AE, OVL, PL, RC
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14523320
German place.divisions: 5 city boroughs with 38 parts
German place.mayor: Steffen Zenner
German place.leader_term: 2021–28
German place.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister
German place.party: CDU

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Plauen
Population: 65218
Area: 102.11
Elevation: 412
Official website: www.plauen.de
Image: Plauen, Altes und Neues Rathaus, 004.jpg
Dialing code: 03741

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Commons category: Plauen
postal code: 08523–08529
Commons gallery: Plauen
short name: Pl
inception: 1112-00-00
native label: Plauen
P8168: Ludwig Stumpfegger
P12749: Robert Fuchs
hashtag: Plauen

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History
Jewish Community of Plauen
Politics
{{anchor|Industry and inftastructure}}Industry and infrastructure
Main sights
Education and science
Transport
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Honorary citizens
Gallery
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The city lies on the upper reaches of the White Elster River, a tributary of the Saale, in the Central Vogtlandian Hill Country. Plauen is the southwesternmost city of a string of cities sitting in the densely populated foreland of the Elster and Ore Mountains, stretching from Plauen in the southwest via Zwickau, Chemnitz and Freiberg to Dresden in the northeast. It is the county seat of the Vogtland District. Plauen directly borders Greiz in Thuringia to the north, and it is also situated near the Saxon border with Bavaria (Franconia) and the Czech Republic (Bohemia).