Western Ore Mountains

The Western Ore Mountains transition gradually towards the (south)west into the "historic" Vogtland region and include several of its villages, whilst the official boundary with the natural region of Vogtland largely follows the watershed between the rivers of the Zwickauer Mulde and, in the extreme south, the Svatava, with the Vogtland river of the White Elster, the central and southern part of this boundary lying somewhat to the east, so that the source regions of the eastern Elster tributaries are still counted as being in the Ore Mountains.

In the south is the highest point on Saxon soil, the Auersberg (1019 m NN), northwest of Johanngeorgenstadt.

It is overlooked by the 1,043 m high Blatenský vrch (Plattenberg) southeast of the town and on the other side of the international border.

The following list includes all the towns and municipalities that lie wholly or partly within the Western Ore Mountains.

Following the redrawing of the boundaries by the Saxon State Office, parts of Zwickau and Wilkau-Haßlau also lie within the Western Ore Mountains.