Weischlitz is a municipality in the

Vogtlandkreis The Vogtlandkreis () is a ''Landkreis'' (List of German rural districts, 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 (dist ...

district, in

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. It absorbed the former municipalities Kloschwitz and

Kürbitz Kürbitz is a former municipality in the district of Vogtlandkreis in Saxony in Germany located near Plauen. On 1 January 1999, the village was merged into the municipality Weischlitz Weischlitz is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, i ...

in 1999,

Burgstein Burgstein is a village and a former municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the municipality Weischlitz Weischlitz is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. I ...

in 2011, and Reuth in 2017.Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2017

Statistisches Bundesamt The Federal Statistical Office (, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing statistical informati ...

Weischlitz station is on the Plauen–Cheb line and the

Gera Süd–Weischlitz railway The Gera Süd–Weischlitz railway (also known as the ''Elstertalbahn''—"Elster Valley Railway") is a main railway line in the German federal states of Thuringia and Saxony, which was originally built and operated by the Saxon-Thuringian Railway ...

. It is located in the eastern part of the municipality. Gutenfürst station is located in the western part of Weischlitz municipality at

Leipzig–Hof railway The Leipzig–Hof railway is a two-track main line in the German states of Saxony, Thuringia and Bavaria, originally built and operated by the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company. It runs from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, Leipzig through Altenburg station, Al ...

Bundesautobahn 72 is a motorway in Germany. The construction of the autobahn started in the 1930s, but was halted by the outbreak of World War II. Due to the division of Germany, a part of the autobahn lay in ruins until after German reunification. Exit list ...

, a federal motorway between Hof and Chemnitz, crosses the municipality. The

Elster viaduct The Elster Viaduct () is a railway bridge in the German state of Saxony. It carries the Leipzig–Hof railway, Leipzig–Hof line near Pöhl, Jocketa over the valley of the White Elster. After the Göltzsch Viaduct (''Göltzschtalbrücke'') it is ...

, one of its largest bridges, is located within Weischlitz municipality, close to the village of Pirk.

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Municipalities in Saxony Vogtlandkreis {{Vogtlandkreis-geo-stub