Colditz
Colditz is a locality in Colditz, Leipzig, Saxony and has about 8,250 residents. Colditz is situated nearby to the village Zschadraß, as well as near the locality Thumirnicht.Places of Interest
Highlights include Oflag IV-C and Königlich sächsischer Meilenstein.
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.
Königlich sächsischer Meilenstein
Historic site
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Königlich sächsischer Meilenstein is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zschadraß and Lastau.
Zschadraß
Village
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.
Lastau
Village
Photo: RonnyMeissner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lastau is a village in the Leipzig district of Saxony, Germany, with approximately 222 inhabitants as of 2012. On 1 January 1994, it was incorporated into the town of Colditz. Lastau is situated 3 km south of Colditz.
Colditz
- Type: Locality with 8,250 residents
- Description: human settlement in Germany
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Colditz, Leipzig, Leipzig Lowlands-Central Hills, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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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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