Görlitz

Görlitz is Germany's easternmost town. It sits across the Neiße River from its Polish sister city of Zgorzelec. It is very well preserved, and survived the Second World War more or less intact.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aldi and Görlitz station.

Aldi

Supermarket

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Aldi is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 13,400 stores in 18 countries.

Görlitz station

Railway station

Görlitz station

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Görlitz station is the central station of the city of Görlitz in the German state of Saxony. Of the original twelve station tracks only six are still in operation. Görlitz is also served by stations in Rauschwalde, Weinhübel and Hagenwerder.

St. Jakobus

Church

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The cathedral of St. Jakobus in Görlitz, Germany, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz, dedicated to St. James. It was built in neo-Gothic style and consecrated in 1900 as a parish church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zgorzelec and Innenstadt.

Zgorzelec

Town

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Zgorzelec is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, with 30,374 inhabitants. It is the seat of Zgorzelec County and of Gmina Zgorzelec.

Innenstadt

Suburb

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Innenstadt is a suburb.

Görlitz

Type: Locality with 55,200 residents
Also known as: “14626110”, “Goerlitz”, and “Stadt Görlitz”
Location: Görlitz, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.1503° or 51° 9′ 1″ north

Longitude

14.9829° or 14° 58′ 58″ east

Population

55,200

Elevation

221 metres (725 feet)

Open location code

9F3P5X2M+45

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