Zeithain

Zeithain is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.

Zeithain
Coat of arms
Location of Zeithain within Meißen district
Zeithain
Zeithain
Coordinates: 51°20′N 13°21′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeißen
Subdivisions11
Government
 • MayorHannes Berger
Area
 • Total81.49 km2 (31.46 sq mi)
Elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total5,591
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
01619
Dialling codes03525
Vehicle registrationMEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Websitewww.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.

  • Zeithain Encampment in 1730
  • Memorial Ehrenhain, Zeithain
  • Memorial stone April 1945 in Lorenzkirch
  • Ruin of the Holländermühle in Lorenzkirch, Zeithain

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References
  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2019.
  2. Holger Schuckelt: The Turkish Chamber: Oriental Splendour in the Dresden Armoury, Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-422-06914-5, p. 112
  3. Memorial and History of Zeithain camp


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