What is Vogtlandkreis Rural District?
{{Infobox German District| name=Vogtlandkreis| image_coa=Wappen Vogtlandkreis.svg| state=Saxony| capital=[[Plauen]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Chemnitz Government Region|Chemnitz]]| Kreisschlüssel= 14523| area=1,309.85| population=186,059| population_as_of=2007| density=142.05| carsign=V| url=http://www.vogtlandkreis.de| map=Saxony Vogtlandkreis 2008.png |coordinates = {{Coord|50|26|N|12|16|E|region:DE-SN_type:adm2nd|display=title}} }} The '''Vogtlandkreis''' is a ''Landkreis'' ([[List of German rural districts|rural district]]) in the southwest of the [[Free State of Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It [[border]]s [[Thuringia]], [[Bavaria]], and the [[Czech Republic]]. [[Plauen]] is the capital of the district. == Famous people == The first German [[astronaut|cosmonaut]], [[Sigmund Jähn]] was born in the Vogtland. His hometown, the small village ''Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz'' in the south-west of the district houses a small space exhibition. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:Wappen Vogtlandkreis.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The lion on the left side of the coat of arms is traditional symbol of the Vögte of Weida, Gera and Plauen, which was confirmed in [[1294]]. The eagle on the right side stands for the [[Holy Roman Empire]], as the Vogtland belonged to the Empire directly. |} ==Towns and municipalities== [[File:Municipalities in V.svg|thumb|upright=2|Cities and Municipalities in the Vogtlandkreis]] {| ! align=left width=33%|Cities ! align=left width=33%|Municipalities ! align=left width=33%| |- valign=top || #[[Adorf (Vogtland)|Adorf]] #[[Auerbach (Vogtland)|Auerbach]] #[[Bad Elster]] #[[Elsterberg]] #[[Falkenstein, Saxony|Falkenstein]] #[[Klingenthal]] #[[Lengenfeld]] #[[Markneukirchen]] #[[Mühltroff]] #[[Mylau]] #[[Netzschkau]] #[[Oelsnitz, Vogtland|Oelsnitz]] #[[Pausa, Saxony|Pausa]] #[[Plauen]] #[[Reichenbach im Vogtland]] #[[Rodewisch]] #[[Schöneck, Saxony|Schöneck]] #[[Treuen]] || #[[Bad Brambach]] #[[Bergen, Saxony|Bergen]] #[[Bösenbrunn]] #[[Eichigt]] #[[Ellefeld]] #[[Erlbach, Saxony|Erlbach]] #[[Grünbach, Sa