Vogtland

County of Vogtland, County of Greiz
Vögte von Weida, Gera und Plauen (German)
Terra Advocatorum (Latin)
Královský Rychtář (Czech)
11th century–1563
Coat of arms of Vogtland
Coat of arms
Map of the Vogtland in 1350
Map of the Vogtland in 1350
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalWeida (Osterburg), Gera, Plauen
Common languages"Vogtländisch"
(East Franconian German, North Bavarian)
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
11th century
1327
• Land exchange with
    Margraviate of Meissen
 
1357
• Power struggles with
    Electorate of Saxony
 
fourteenth–sixteenth centuries
• Restored to Vögte
    after Battle of Mühlberg
 
1547
• Annexed to Saxony
1563
Today part of

Vogtland (German: [ˈfoːktlant] ;[1][2] Czech: Fojtsko) 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.

  1. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 1038. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  2. ^ Mangold, Max (2005). Das Aussprachewörterbuch (in German) (6th ed.). Mannheim: Dudenverlag. p. 824. ISBN 9783411040667.