Zittau, Border municipality in southeastern Saxony, Germany.
The city sits at the intersection of three countries - Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, along the Mandau and Lusatian Neisse rivers at 242 meters elevation.
King Ottokar II of Bohemia granted town rights to Zittau in 1255, transforming this former Slavic settlement into a medieval trading center.
The Great Zittau Lenten Cloth from 1472, one of the largest preserved medieval textile artworks, represents the religious heritage in the municipal museum.
The Zittau railway station connects multiple lines to Görlitz and Liberec, plus a narrow-gauge railway leads to mountain destinations Oybin and Jonsdorf.
The city preserves an Italian-style town hall, the Gothic St John's Church, and the medieval Salzhaus, displaying different architectural periods within its center.
Location: Görlitz
Elevation above the sea: 242 m
Shares border with: Jablonné v Podještědí, Hrádek nad Nisou, Bogatynia
Website: https://zittau.de
GPS coordinates: 50.89611,14.80722
Latest update: May 28, 2025 17:56
Zittau–Oybin/Jonsdorf railway
1.2 km
Grabštejn
7.4 km
Kreuzkirche, Zittau
333 m
Zittau railway station
917 m
Töpfer
6.1 km
Johanniskirche
92 m
Kraftwerk Hirschfelde
7.5 km
Christian Weise Library
222 m
Scharfenstein
7.1 km
Karlsfried
6.9 km
Klosterkirche
171 m
Church Wittgendorf
5.6 km
Village church Oberseifersdorf
5.4 km
Salzhaus
228 m
Tierpark Zittau
1.9 km
Burg Grafenstein
7.4 km
Scholzeho větrný mlýn
7.9 km
Czech Republic–Germany–Poland tripoint
3.1 km
Mariä Heimsuchung (Zittau)
637 m
Stadtbad Zittau
370 m
Castle of Ronow
9.5 km
Weinaupark
2 km
Frauenkirche
634 m
Weberkirche (Zittau)
465 m
Railway viaduct Zittau–Porajów
1.6 km
Weinauparkstadion
2.2 km
Sonnenhübel
8.3 km
Böhmisches Tor
7.6 kmReviews
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