Colditz

Colditz is a locality in , , and has about 8,250 residents. Colditz is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oflag IV-C and Königlich sächsischer Meilenstein.

Museum
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, generally known as Colditz Castle, was a prominent German Army prisoner-of-war camp for captured Allied officers during World War II. Located in , , the camp operated within the medieval Colditz Castle, which overlooks the town.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zschadraß and Lastau.

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the district in , . Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town .

Village
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is a village in Landkreis Leipzig, , with approx. 222 inhabitants. On 1 January 1994 it was incorporated into the town . is situated 3 km south of Colditz.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Colditz.

Colditz

Latitude
51.12821° or 51° 7′ 42″ north
Longitude
12.80295° or 12° 48′ 11″ east
Population
8,250
Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)
Open location code
9F3J4RH3+75
Geo­Names ID
2939927
Wiki­data ID
Q31935333
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Colditz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كولديتس”
  • Bashkir: “Кольдиц”
  • Catalan: “Colditz”
  • Cebuano: “Colditz”
  • Chinese: “科尔迪茨”
  • Dutch: “Colditz”
  • Estonian: “Colditz”
  • Finnish: “Colditz”
  • German: “Colditz”
  • Greek: “Κόλντιτς”
  • Kazakh: “Кольдиц”
  • Kirghiz: “Кольдиц”
  • Latvian: “Koldica”
  • Macedonian: “Колдиц”
  • Norwegian: “Colditz”
  • Persian: “کلدیتز”
  • Russian: “Кольдиц”
  • Serbian: “Колдиц”
  • Spanish: “Colditz”
  • “Colditz”

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