Vogtlandkreis

Vogtlandkreis
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Capital	Plauen
Government
• District admin.	Thomas Hennig (CDU)
Area
• Total	1,412 km2 (545 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	222,666
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	V, AE, OVL, PL, RC
Website	www.vogtlandkreis.de

The Vogtlandkreis (German pronunciation: [ˈfoːktlantˌkʁaɪs]) is a Landkreis (rural district) in the southwest of Saxony, Germany, at the borders of Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighbouring districts are (from south clockwise) Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzgebirgskreis. It is the southernmost district in the state.

Plauen is the administrative centre and largest city of the district. Other major cities (Große Kreisstädte) are Reichenbach im Vogtland, Auerbach, and Oelsnitz im Vogtland.