Lastau

Lastau is a village in Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany with approx. 222 inhabitants. On 1 January 1994 it was incorporated into the town Colditz.

Photo: RonnyMeissner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oflag IV-C and Kohlbachtal.

Oflag IV-C

Museum

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Oflag IV-C, generally known as Colditz Castle, was a prominent German Army prisoner-of-war camp for captured Allied officers during World War II. Located in Colditz, Saxony, the camp operated within the medieval Colditz Castle, which overlooks the town. Oflag IV-C is situated 3½ km north of Lastau.

Kohlbachtal

Nature reserve

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Kohlbachtal is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Lastau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zschadraß and Erlbach (Colditz).

Zschadraß

Village

Photo: Alma, CC BY 2.5.

Zschadraß is a village and a former municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Colditz. Zschadraß is situated 4 km north of Lastau.

Erlbach (Colditz)

Village

Erlbach (Colditz)

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Erlbach (Colditz) is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Lastau.

Raschütz (Colditz)

Hamlet

Raschütz (Colditz)

Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Raschütz (Colditz) is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Lastau.

Lastau

Type: Village with 247 residents
Description: quarter in Colditz, Saxony, Germany
Categories: Ortsteil and locality
Location: Colditz, Leipzig, Leipzig Lowlands-Central Hills, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.10171° or 51° 6′ 6″ north

Longitude

12.81937° or 12° 49′ 10″ east

Population

247

Elevation

225 metres (738 feet)

Open location code

9F3J4R29+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Lastau” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Lastau”
French: “Lastau”
German: “Lastau”
Irish: “Lastau”
Italian: “Lastau”
Persian: “لاشتاو”
Polish: “Lastau”
Spanish: “Lastau”

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