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Oelsnitz, Vogtland

Western Europe

Oelsnitz is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district of Saxony, Germany, on the White Elster river about 9 kilometers south of Plauen. As of December 2024 it had 10,062 residents across 53.67 square kilometers. In the medieval period Oelsnitz belonged to the margraves of Meissen and later to the electors of Saxony, and the nearby village of Voigtsberg holds the ruins of a castle that once housed a regional governor. The town today comprises eleven subdivisions.

Facts
Population
9930 1
Area (sq km)
53.63 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
397 1
Latitude
50.416667 degrees north 1
Longitude
12.166667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. Oelsnitz, Vogtland (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 9,930 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 50.416667, longitude 12.166667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 397 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 53.63 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 9930 (2025)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 50.4167,12.1667
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 401.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 12.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 12.25
50.25 12.25 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Oelsnitz - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2857919, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.3 km)
Quote, cities500 record 2857919, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.3 km)
50.4147 12.1695 P PPL DE 13 00 14523 14523300 12686 397 Europe/Berlin
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Oelsnitz, Vogtland (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    Sorbian: Wolešnica) is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany
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