Zeithain
Zeithain is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.
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Coordinates: 51°20′N 13°21′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Meißen |
Subdivisions | 11 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hannes Berger |
Area | |
• Total | 81.49 km2 (31.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 5,591 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 01619 |
Dialling codes | 03525 |
Vehicle registration | MEI, GRH, RG, RIE |
Website | www.zeithain.de |
Historically, it is known for the Zeithain Encampment (Zeithainer Zeltlager or Zeithainer Lustlager), which was a huge agglomeration of tents and troops, involving the whole 27,000-men-strong army of August the Strong. This event took place from 1 to 26 June 1730.[2]
During World War II a large prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag IV-B/H, was located in Zeithain. A memorial and museum commemorate it.[3]
Municipality subdivisions
Zeithain includes the following subdivisions:
- Cottewitz
- Gohlis
- Jacobsthal
- Kreinitz
- Lorenzkirch
- Moritz
- Neudorf
- Promnitz
- Röderau-Bobersen
- Zschepa
Mayor
In June 2012 Ralf Hänsel was elected mayor.
Gallery
- Zeithain Encampment in 1730
- Memorial Ehrenhain, Zeithain
- Memorial stone April 1945 in Lorenzkirch
- Ruin of the Holländermühle in Lorenzkirch, Zeithain
Twin towns
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References
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2019.
- Holger Schuckelt: The Turkish Chamber: Oriental Splendour in the Dresden Armoury, Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-422-06914-5, p. 112
- Memorial and History of Zeithain camp
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