# Things to see in Plauen (Germany): 41 places and when to go

> Plauen is a town in Germany, and this site lists 41 places in and around it, mainly Nature (10), Hiking (9), With kids (7). The best known are Syratalviadukt, Kemmler and Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer Bahnhof. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/plauen/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 50.4993, 12.137
- **Places:** 41 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (10) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (9) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (7) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/termal/) (7) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (5) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (5)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** BER Berlin, 228 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Eim-Berg, at 676 m.

## What to see in Plauen

The places in and around Plauen, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Syratalviadukt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/friedensbrucke/): History · Architecture · 740 m
- [Kemmler](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kemmler/): Mountain in Saxony, Germany · 3.2 km
- [Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer Bahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/plauen-vogtl-oberer-bahnhof/): Railway station in Plauen, Germany · 880 m
- [Bezelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bezelberg/): Mountain in Saxony, Germany · 14 km
- [Freizeitpark Plohn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freizeitpark-plohn/): Amusement park located in Lengenfeld, Germany · 20 km
- [Elster Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/elster-viaduct/): Bridge in Germany · 6.4 km
- [Elster Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/elstertalbrucke/): Road bridge over the White Elster · 9.2 km
- [Lutherkirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lutherkirche/): Church in Plauen, Germany · 477 m
- [Eim-Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/eimberg/): Hill in Germany · 14 km
- [Elsterhang bei Pirk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/elsterhang-bei-pirk/): Nature reserve in Sachsen, Germany · 9.1 km
- [Geyers-Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geyersberg/): Hill in Saxony, Germany · 6.8 km
- [Harz-Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzberg/): Hill in Saxony, Germany · 9.5 km
- [Syrau-Kauschwitzer Heide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/syrau-kauschwitzer-heide/): Nature reserve in Sachsen, Germany · 6.2 km
- [Tiergarten Falkenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tiergarten-falkenstein/): Nature · With kids · 17 km
- [Unteres Kemnitztal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/unteres-kemnitztal/): Nature reserve in Sachsen, Germany · 10 km
- [Vogelfreistätte Burgteich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/vogelfreistatte-burgteich/): Nature reserve in Sachsen, Germany · 5.2 km
- [Adler-Tropfen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/adler-tropfen/): Distillery · 9.2 km
- [AquaCity](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/aquacity/): Dive site · 1.1 km
- [Badestelle Alt-Jocketa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/badestelle-alt-jocketa/): Hot spring bath · 7.0 km
- [Badestelle Neudörfel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/badestelle-neudorfel/): Hot spring bath · 7.4 km
- [Badestelle Rodlera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/badestelle-rodlera/): Hot spring bath · 7.4 km
- [Badestelle Schloßhalbinsel Nord](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/badestelle-schlosshalbinsel-nord/): Hot spring bath · 7.2 km
- [Badestelle Schloßhalbinsel Süd](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/badestelle-schlosshalbinsel-sud/): Hot spring bath · 6.8 km
- [Badestrand Gansgrün](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/badestrand-gansgrun/): Hot spring bath · 6.0 km

And the other 17, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Barrique Plauen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/barrique-plauen/), [Bierseitenhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bierseitenhof/)
- **Hiking**: [Fernwanderweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fernwanderweg-erzgebirge-vogtland/), [Greiz Bhf - Caselwitz - Hohndorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/greiz-bhf-caselwitz-hohndorf/), [International Mountain Trail of Friendship Eisenach–Budapest](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/international-friendship-trail-eisenach-budapest-saxony-west/), [Jakobsweg auf der «Via Imperii», Reichenbach-Plauen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-auf-der-via-imperii-reichenbach-plauen/), [Jakobsweg auf der «Via Imperii», Variante über Geilsdorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-auf-der-via-imperii-variante-uber-geilsdorf/), [Jakobsweg Vogtland, (Etappe 3), Alternative: Bergen-Voigtsgrün über Radweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-vogtland-etappe-3-alternative-bergen-voigtsgrun-ub/), [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-vogtland-etappe-3-treuen-oelsnitz/), [Partnerschaftsweg Hof - Plauen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/partnerschaftsweg-hof-plauen/), [Vogtland Panorama Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/vogtland-panorama-weg/)
- **With kids**: [Freibad Preißelpöhl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freibad-preisselpohl/), [Freibad Treuen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freibad-treuen/), [Jumicar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jumicar/), [Sommerbad Langenwetzendorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sommerbad-langenwetzendorf/), [Waldbad Rodau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/waldbad-rodau/)
- **Hot springs**: [Strandbad Pöhl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/strandbad-pohl/)

## When to go to Plauen

The best time to visit Plauen is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 15 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 47 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 33 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 33 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 15 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 12 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 48 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 18 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 25 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 41 |
| December | Best time | 7 h 48 |

In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48. In June, 41 of the 41 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Plauen

The nearest main airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER, Berlin), 228 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.4993%2C12.137)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.4993%2C12.137)

## Other towns nearby

- [Bad Elster](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-elster/): 42 places · 25 km
- [Hof, Bavaria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hof/): 48 places · 26 km
- [Hirschfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hirschfeld/): 34 places · 26 km
- [Dittersdorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dittersdorf/): 27 places · 28 km
- [Crimmitschau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/crimmitschau/): 16 places · 38 km
- [Bad Steben](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-steben/): 36 places · 38 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Plauen?

The best known: [Syratalviadukt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/friedensbrucke/), [Kemmler](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kemmler/), [Plauen (Vogtland) Oberer Bahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/plauen-vogtl-oberer-bahnhof/), [Bezelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bezelberg/), [Freizeitpark Plohn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freizeitpark-plohn/). In all, 41 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Plauen?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48.

### How do you get to Plauen?

The nearest main airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 228 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.4993%2C12.137) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Plauen as the destination and these 41 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).