Zeithain

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

Zeithain
Municipality
Coat of arms of Zeithain
Coat of arms
Location of Zeithain within Meißen district
Zeithain is located in Germany
Zeithain
Zeithain
Zeithain is located in Saxony
Zeithain
Zeithain
Coordinates: 51°20′N 13°21′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeißen
Subdivisions11
Government
 • Mayor (2021–28) Mirko Pollmer[1]
Area
 • Total81.49 km2 (31.46 sq mi)
Elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,491
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.[3]

During World War II, a large prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag IV-B/H, was located in Zeithain. A memorial and museum commemorate it.[4]

The first encounter of US and Soviet troops on German soil occurred on Elbe Day, 25 April 1945, at 12 p.m. on the banks of the Elbe in the village of Lorenzkirch, Zeithain. There is a memorial stone commemorating this event.

Municipality subdivisions

Zeithain includes the following subdivisions:

  • Cottewitz
  • Gohlis
  • Jacobsthal
  • Kreinitz
  • Lorenzkirch
  • Moritz
  • Neudorf
  • Promnitz
  • Röderau-Bobersen
  • Zschepa

Mayor

In 2021, Mirko Pollmer was elected mayor.[1]

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

Twin towns

References
  1. Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
  3. Holger Schuckelt: The Turkish Chamber: Oriental Splendour in the Dresden Armoury, Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-422-06914-5, p. 112
  4. Memorial and History of Zeithain camp



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