Colditz
Colditz is a town in Colditz, Leipzig, Saxony and has about 8,830 residents. Colditz is situated nearby to the village Zschadraß, as well as near Terpitzsch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oflag IV-C and Baderbergbrücke.
Oflag IV-C
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Königlich sächsischer Meilenstein is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zschadraß and Podelwitz.
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 Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany with approx. 222 inhabitants. On 1 January 1994 it was incorporated into the town Colditz. Lastau is situated 3 km south of Colditz.
Colditz
- Type: Town with 8,830 residents
- Description: human settlement in Germany
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Colditz, Leipzig, Leipzig Lowlands-Central Hills, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.12955° or 51° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
12.80658° or 12° 48′ 24″ eastPopulation
8,830Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)Open location code
9F3J4RH4+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 27362978OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2939927Wikidata ID
Q31935333
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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”
- Chinese: “科尔迪茨城堡”
- 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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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Terpitzsch and Zollwitz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stadtbrunnen and Polizeistandort Colditz.
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