In the east and south, the municipal boundaries also form part of the border between Thuringia and Saxony.

In the east the municipality is bordered by the Zwickau district, the village of Langenbernsdorf, the town of Fraureuth, and the city of Werdau.

In the southeast are the Neumark municipality and the city Reichenbach im Vogtland, both part of the Vogtlandkreis.

Before their dissolution, the municipality of Mohlsdorf consisted of the districts Gottesgrün with Haide, Herrmannsgrün with Waldhaus, Kahmer, Mohlsdorf and Reudnitz with Eichberg and Neudeck, the municipality of Teichwolframsdorf consisted of the districts Großkundorf, Kleinreinsdorf, Sorge-Settendorf, Teichwolframsdorf with Zaderlehde and Waltersdorf with Rüßdorf.

The merger also requested that the contract with the city of Berga, effective from 1 January 2008, be canceled.