Kolochau

Kolochau is a village in Kremitzaue, Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg. Kolochau is situated nearby to the village Polzen, as well as near the hamlet Weißenburg.

Type: Village
Description: village in Brandenburg state, Germany
Also known as: “Colochau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Village church Kolochau and Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster.

Village church Kolochau

Church

Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster

Historic site

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.

The Deutschlandsender III was a 500 kilowatt longwave transmitter, erected in 1938/39 near Herzberg, Brandenburg in Germany. Used for the Deutschlandsender radio broadcasts, the guyed mast reaching a height of 337 metres was the tallest construction in Europe and the second tallest in the world. Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster is situated 4 km west of Kolochau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jeßnigk and Schlieben.

Jeßnigk

Hamlet

Photo: Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jeßnigk is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kolochau.

Schlieben

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Schlieben is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 kilometres north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during The Holocaust. Schlieben is situated 4½ km east of Kolochau.