The Upper Elstertal is lying in Vogtland between the Elster Mountains and the city Plauen. The page also covers the section between Plauen and Elsterberg on the border with Thuringia.
places
Downstream:
- Oelsnitz - St. Jakobikirche and Voigtsberg Castle.
- Pirk small place at the dam of the same name, which dams the White Elster.
- Weischlitz - starting point of the Elstertalbahn Gera.
- Plauen - the city of lace.
- Elsterberg
Other goals
- Pirk dam
background
getting there
By train
The main train station is Plauen, where regional express trains on the Dresden - Hof route (there connection to Nuremberg) stop.
- The EgroNet ticket.
the Euregio Egrensis applies in the counties Greiz and Saale-Orla in Thuringia, in court, Kulmbach, Bayreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Pastures, Tirschenreuth and Wunsiedel in Upper Franconia, in Saxony in the Vogtland, Zwickau and the Western Ore Mountains and in Czech Republic in the region Karlovy Vary. The day pass for the second class costs 24 € (200 Kč in the Czech Republic) (plus 2 € in Germany if you buy at the counter) for the first person. For the 2nd to 5th person the additional charge is 8 € (100 Kč). You can make any number of trips with the participating transport companies on the day of validity until 3:00 a.m. the following day. In addition, you are allowed to take 3 children between 6 and 14 years and any number under 6 years with you. One bike per person is also free of charge. The surnames and first names of all travelers must be entered in block letters on the ticket, identification must be carried.
Zoephelsches Haus and St. Jakobikirche in Oelsnitz
Old Town Hall Plauen
mobility
The Obere Elstertal is on the one hand by the Elstertalbahn from Gera, over which trains of the Vogtlandbahn run every two hours. Stopping points in the treated area are (kilometers from Gera Hbf):
- Elsterberg (36)
- Elsterberg Artificial Silk Factory (37)
- Rentzschmühle (41)
- Barthmühle (43)
- Plauen-Chrieschwitz (50)
- Plauen (Vogtl.) Lower station (53)
- Pumpkin (54)
- Weischlitz (60)
In Weischlitz, the Elstertalbahn meets the Plauen – Cheb line, which is also operated by the Vogtlandbahn. Stopping points in the treated area are:
- Plauen (Vogtl.) Upper station (0)
- Plauen (Vogtl) West (2)
- Plauen (Vogtl) -Straßberg (6)
- Pumpkin (8)
- Weischlitz (9)
- Pirk (13)
- Oelsnitz (Vogtl.) (20)
- Dog green (27)
Tourist Attractions
- The Elstertal Bridge, the little sister of the not far away Göltzschtal bridge.
activities
- hike
