Vogtland
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Vogtland (; ) is a region spanning the German states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and north-western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It overlaps with and is largely contained within Euroregio Egrensis. The name alludes to the former leadership by the Vögte ("advocates" or "lords protector") of Weida, Gera and Plauen.
Key facts
- Former Country.conventional_long_name
- County of Vogtland, County of Greiz
- Former Country.common_name
- Vogtland
- Former Country.era
- Middle Ages
- Former Country.status
- Vassal
- Former Country.empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Former Country.government_type
- Principality
- Former Country.year_start
- 11th century
- Former Country.year_end
- 1563
- Former Country.event1
- Bohemian protectorate
- Former Country.date_event1
- 1327
- Former Country.event2
- Land exchange with Margraviate of Meissen
- Former Country.date_event2
- 1357
- Former Country.event3
- Power struggles with Electorate of Saxony
- Former Country.date_event3
- fourteenth–sixteenth centuries
- Former Country.event4
- Restored to Vögte after Battle of Mühlberg
- Former Country.date_event4
- 1547
- Former Country.event_end
- Annexed to Saxony
- Former Country.image_coat
- Wappen Gera.svg
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- Vogtland
- IPA transcription
- ˈfoːktˌlant
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14 sectionsContents
- Government
- Geography
- Natural geography
- Cultural geography
- Notable cities
- In Saxony
- In Thuringia
- In Bavaria
- In the Czech Republic
- History
- Transportation and infrastructure
- See also
- References
- External links
Vogtland (; ) is a region spanning the German states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and north-western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It overlaps with and is largely contained within Euroregio Egrensis. The name alludes to the former leadership by the Vögte ("advocates" or "lords protector") of Weida, Gera and Plauen.
== Government == For elections to the Landtag of Saxony, Vogtland has three state constituencies: Vogtland 1 Vogtland 2 Vogtland 3
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