County of Vogtland, County of Greiz | |
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| 11th century–1563 | |
 Coat of arms
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 Map of the Vogtland in 1350 | |
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Capital | Weida (Osterburg), Gera, Plauen |
| Common languages | "Vogtländisch" (East Franconian German, North Bavarian) |
| Government | Principality |
| Historical era | Middle 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.
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