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unusual facts about Oelsnitz


Stefanie Hertel

Stefanie Anke Hertel (born July 25, 1979 in Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony) is a German yodeler and popular performer of Alpine folk music.


Henry VI, Burgrave of Plauen

In May 1559 the brothers had to pledge the Lordships of Plauen and Oelsnitz and the district of Schöneck to Elector August of Saxony.

When they had to repay the loan, they found that the money wasn't there (Henry VI was accused of having spent it) and as a result, the heartland of Plauen, the Lordships of Plauen and Oelsnitz and the district Schöneck were forever lost to Saxony.

Voigtland State Railway

In November 1856, a railway committee of Oelsnitz proposed a railway link through the Elster valley from Gera via Plauen, Adorf, Elster and Asch to Eger.


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