Country Germany District Meißen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 81.49 km² Population 6,233 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 03525 | State Saxony Elevation 98 m (322 ft) Postal codes 01619 Local time Sunday 12:05 PM Postal code 01619 | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Zeithain is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.
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Map of Zeithain, 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.
During World War II a large prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag IV-B/H, was located in Zeithain. A memorial and museum commemorate it.
Municipality subdivisions
Zeithain includes the following subdivisions:
Mayor
In June 2012 Ralf Hänsel was elected mayor.
Twin towns
References
Zeithain Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA