Zaulsdorf is a small village in the Vogtlandkreis

Vogtlandkreis

The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzgebirgskreis...

 district, in Saxony

Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Oelsnitz

Oelsnitz, Vogtland

Oelsnitz is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, south of Plauen and southwest of Zwickau.- References :...

. It is part of the municipality Mühlental

Mühlental

Mühlental is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of the villages Hermsgrün, Wohlbach, Saalig, Marieney, Unterwürschnitz, Oberwürschnitz, Elstertal, Tirschendorf, Willitzgrün and Zaulsdorf.- References :...

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Geography

The village of Zaulsdorf lies in a valley approximately 460 metres (1,509.2 ft) above sea level. The ground rolls and rises to the mountains which are approximately 900 metres (2,952.8 ft).

The village of Zaulsdorf is accessed by taking the L303 highway to the east out of Oelsnitz. Zaulsdorf is on the right about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Oelsnitz.

History

The Zaulsdorf Mill is a central focus of the village. Prior to 1902, the Zaulsdorf Mill was owned by the Leucht family. Since then, the mill has been owned by the Halbauer family. The mill hasn't worked since 1986 and has been turned into dwelling flats. (information taken from emails with Roland Drexler who owns a vacation rental in Zaulsdorf)