Oelsnitz, Vogtland

For Oelsnitz near Chemnitz, see Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge.

Oelsnitz
Oelsnitz
Location of the town of Oelsnitz within Vogtlandkreis district
Coordinates	50°25′0″N 12°10′0″E / 50.416667°N 12.166667°E / 50.416667; 12.166667Coordinates: 50°25′0″N 12°10′0″E / 50.416667°N 12.166667°E / 50.416667; 12.166667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Vogtlandkreis
Town subdivisions	11
Mayor	Eva-Maria Möbius (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	53.63 km2 (20.71 sq mi)
Elevation	390-460 m
Population	11,323 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	211 /km2 (547 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	V
Postal codes	08601–08606
Area code	037421
Website	www.oelsnitz.de

Oelsnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈœlsnɪts]) is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Plauen and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Zwickau.^[2]

Nearby villages

1. Zaulsdorf

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
2. ^  "Ölsnitz". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.