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title: "Cultural Route of the Vögte: Plauen-Liebau-Elsterberg"
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Cultural Route of the Vögte: Plauen-Liebau-Elsterberg
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- 16.02 km long
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: medium
- Great panorama
- Hiking

- 4:37 h
- 16.02 km
- 265 m
- 396 m
- 274 m
- 424 m
- 150 m
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- Start: St. Johanniskirche Plauen
- Destination: Elsterberg castle ruins

The stage leads from the former seat of power of the Vögte in Plauen to the Elsterberg castle ruins.

The Pfaffengut and the Liebau castle ruins serve as interesting intermediate stations. You can comfortably take the Vogtlandbahn back and enjoy the view through the Elster valley.

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Pavements

Street (2%)

Asphalt (9%)

Gravel (12%)

Trail (71%)

Path (6%)

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Directions

The hiking route leads from the Komturhof Plauen to the Elsterberg castle ruins. The Pfaffengut and the Liebau castle ruins serve as interesting intermediate stations.

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Tour information

- Cultural Interesting

Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**You can reach Plauen via the A 72, exit Plauen-Ost or Pirk. Follow the B 173 in each case to the city centre.

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**Parking**We recommend the public car parks at Neustadtplatz as well as the Stadt-Galerie or Klostermarkt parking garages.

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**Public transportation**

You can reach Plauen with the Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn on the Dresden-Hof route or from Leipzig with the S-Bahn S 5 to Werdau or Zwickau and further with the Vogtlandbahn. From Elsterberg, you can comfortably take the Vogtlandbahn back to Plauen. Information is available from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Center at  or by telephone at 03744 19449.

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Author

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47

01099 Dresden

Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

License (master data)

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

At the Barthmühle, it is worth taking the path over the Elstertal Bridge to enjoy the view from the world's second largest brick bridge.

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Contact

08525 Plauen

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