Zeithain

Zeithain
Zeithain
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Meißen
Local subdivisions 11
Mayor Hannes Berger
Basic statistics
Area 81.49 km2 (31.46 sq mi)
Elevation 98 m  (322 ft)
Population 6,157 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 76 /km2 (196 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MEI
Postal code 01619
Area code 03525
Website www.zeithain.de

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

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]

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Municipality subdivisions

Zeithain includes the following subdivisions:

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Twin towns

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
  2. ^ Holger Schuckelt: The Turkish Chamber – Oriental Splendor in the Dresden Armoury, Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2010, ISBN 978-422-06914-5, p. 112
  3. ^ Memorial and History of Zeithain camp
Towns and municipalities in Meißen (district)