Oelsnitz, Germany
Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
Oelsnitz is a town of 12,686 people in Saxony, Germany.
Why visit Oelsnitz
Townapedia lists 27 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 55 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hofladen Fischereigenossenschaft Plauen, Elster Viaduct, Castel Voigtsberg and Embroidery Machine Museum, Plauen.
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About Oelsnitz
Oelsnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈœlsnɪts] ; Upper Sorbian: Wolešnica) is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Plauen and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Zwickau.
From the Wikipedia article Oelsnitz, Vogtland (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Hofladen Fischereigenossenschaft Plauen
Farm and orchard · 1.4 km
2 Talsperrenstraße, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
Mo 09:00-15:00; Tu,We,Th 13:00-16:00; Fr 08:00-12:00,13:00-17:00;...
Museums and landmarks27
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule
Monument and historic site
Nachbildung des Originals
Rittergut Magwitz
Monument and historic site · 5.7 km
4 Bahnhofsweg, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
15 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes55
Wunderlichs Backstuben
Bakery
26 Grabenstraße, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-13:00; Su,PH off
Landgasthof Süßebach
Restaurant · 5.9 km
9 Hauptstraße, Eichigt
We,Th,Su 11:00-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00
Altdeutsche Bierstube
Restaurant · Regional
9 Feldstraße, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
closed "Bis auf Weiteres geschlossen."
Bräustüb'l
Restaurant · Regional
55 Schmidtstraße, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
Mo-Fr 08:00-14:00; Sa 10:30-14:00
Bäckerei Troll
Bakery · 4.7 km
11 Meßbacher Straße, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
Tu-Th 06:00-17:00; Fr 05:00-18:00; Sa 05:00-11:00; PH,Su,Mo off
Landgasthof "Dreihöf"
Restaurant · Regional · 2.8 km
2 Dorfstraße, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
We-Fr 17:00-22:00+; Sa,Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-18:00+
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Where to stay9
DJH Jugendherberge Taltitz "Talsperre Pirk"
Motel and hotel · 4.0 km
27 Dobenecker Weg, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
Churches and places of worship9
Römische Katholische Kirche
Church · 0.9 km
5 Alte Reichenbacher Straße, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Evangelische Grundschule
School · Lutheran · 0.7 km
32 Pestalozzistraße, Oelsnitz/Vogtl.
Healthcare4
Map of Oelsnitz
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Getting there and nearby towns
Verkehrslandeplatz Hof-Plauen (HOQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Hof 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Rehau 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Selb 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Schwarzenbach an der Saale 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Münchberg 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Wilkau-Haßlau 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- Wunsiedel 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Marktredwitz 46 km south, about 46 min by car
- Gera 52 km north, about 52 min by car
- Zwönitz 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Oelsnitz Vogtl Rathaus, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Oelsnitz (Vogtland), Häuserzeile an der Unteren Kirchstraße, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Oelsnitz (Vogtland), Haus Untere Kirchstraße 3, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Oelsnitz (Vogtland), Gedenkstele 1870-71, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Oelsnitz (Vogtland), zwei Sühnekreuze auf dem Kirchplatz, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Oelsnitz (Vogtland), die Kirche St.Jacobi, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Oelsnitz (Vogtland), Haus Egerstraße 2a, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Elstertalbruecke, Original uploader was Störfix at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schaustickerei Haus01, Tex8, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schloss Voigtsberg Oelsnitz V 30.4.2010, Hobbyelektroniker ., Public domain
- Rittergut Magwitz 131, PeterBraun74, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Taltitz, Kirche (08), Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rosenberg Viertelmeilenstein, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rosenberg Kgl Saechs MS, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche St. Karl Borromäus (Oelsnitz-Vogtland), Gliwi, CC0
- Oelsnit St. Jakobi 01, ErwinMeier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wehrkirche Triebel 2018 xy10, PeterBraun74, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kursächsische Distanzsäule in Oelsnitz (17), Manfred Schröter, Berga, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Katharinenkirche Oelsitz, Benpicco, Public domain
- Lauterbach (Oelsnitz), Hohes Kreuz an der Hofer Straße, Manfred Schröter, Berga, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oelsnitz (Vogtland), Kursächsische Distanzsäule bez. 1724, Manfred Schröter, Berga, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 0x-kgl-saechs-unterherms-2, Oxensepp ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Oberlosa Steinkreuz-1, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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