Plauen
Greater district town and district capital, Vogtland Rural District, Saxony, Germany
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Summary
Plauen is a Greater district town[1]. Plauen draws 4,173 Wikipedia views per month (greater district town category, ranking #17 of 73).[2]
Key Facts
- Employer: University of Rostock[3]
- Award received: Einheitspreis (Bürgerpreis)[4]
- Member of: Mayors for Peace[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vogtlandkreis[6]
- Country: Germany[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Syrabach[8], Weisse Elster[9]
- Head of government: Steffen Zenner[10]
- Instance of: major regional center[11], urban municipality in Germany[12], district capital[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Hof[14], Steyr[15], Cegléd[16], Siegen[17], Pabianice[18], Šiauliai[19], Aš[20]
- Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Plauen[21]
- Postal code: 08523–08529[22]
- Commons category: Plauen[23]
- Local dialing code: 03741[24]
- Archives at: Plauen municipal archive[25]
- Inception: 1112[26]
- Coordinate location: 50.495, 12.138333333333[27]
- Official website: https://www.plauen.de/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Plauen[29]
- Commons gallery: Plauen[30]
- Population: 65,201[31], 65,148[32], 64,931[33], 64,660[34], 63,372[35], 64,763[36], 65,218[37], 65,599[38], 64,893[39]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[40], Regesta Imperii[41], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43], Topographia Superioris Saxoniae[44], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[45], Q19199676[46], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[47], Saxarchiv blog[48]
- Capital of: Vogtlandkreis[49], Plauen-Land District[50], Amt Plauen[51], Amtshauptmannschaft Plauen[52]
- Official name: Plauen[53]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Plauen[54]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Plauen[55]
Why It Matters
Plauen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Plauen is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
FAQs
What awards did Plauen receive?
Honors received include Einheitspreis (Bürgerpreis)[4].