Gröditz

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Gröditz
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Gröditz
Gröditz (Germany)
Gröditz
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Riesa-Großenhain
Mayor Andreas Bölke
Basic statistics
Area 8.43 km² (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation 95 m  (312 ft)
Population 7,715  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 915 /km² (2,370 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RG
Postal code 01609
Area code 035263
Website www.groeditz.de

Coordinates: 51°25′0″N 13°26′59″E / 51.41667, 13.44972

Gröditz is a town in the district Riesa-Großenhain, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here. [1] The town is located 12 km northeast of Riesa, and 7 km southwest of Elsterwerda.

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  1. ^ Christine O'Keefe.Concentration Camps.www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html