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Mylau
Sign in to saveMylau () is a town and a former municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany with about 2600 citizens. Since 1 January 2016 it is part of the town Reichenbach im Vogtland. It is situated in the valleys of the river Göltzsch and the Raumbach, a stream flowing from Reichenbach im Vogtland that is locally known as the Soap Stream (German: Seifenbach) because of the textile painting factories that had been built by its banks. The town lies 6 km southeast of Greiz, and 20 km southwest of Zwickau. Mylau has the smallest area of any town ("Stadt") in what
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadtteil
- German location.Town
- Reichenbach im Vogtland
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen_Mylau.svg
- German location.state
- Sachsen
- German location.district
- Vogtlandkreis
- German location.elevation
- 305
- German location.area
- 4.73
- German location.population
- 2585
- German location.Stand
- 2014-12-31
- German location.postal_code
- 08499
- German location.area_code
- 03765
- German location.licence
- V
- German location.website
- www.mylau.de
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Mylau () is a town and a former municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany with about 2600 citizens. Since 1 January 2016 it is part of the town Reichenbach im Vogtland. It is situated in the valleys of the river Göltzsch and the Raumbach, a stream flowing from Reichenbach im Vogtland that is locally known as the Soap Stream (German: Seifenbach) because of the textile painting factories that had been built by its banks. The town lies 6 km southeast of Greiz, and 20 km southwest of Zwickau. Mylau has the smallest area of any town ("Stadt") in what was formerly East Germany, although there are 10 towns in what was formerly West Germany that are even smaller in area.
thumb|center|400px|Panorama of Mylau