City

Oschatz

Western Europe

Oschatz is a town in the Nordsachsen district of Saxony, Germany, located about 60 kilometers east of Leipzig and 60 kilometers west of Dresden.

Facts

Population

14,136 1

Area (sq km)

55.44 1

Founding Year

1238 2

Founding Year

1238 2

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Elevation (m)

120 1

Latitude

51.300278 degrees north 1

Longitude

13.107222 degrees east 1

Sources

1. Oschatz (Wikidata)

2. Oschatz (Wikipedia)

Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1238
The first definite mention of the town dates from 1238, as Ozzechz is mentioned in a document from the Henry III, Margrave of Meißen.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1238
The first definite mention of the town dates from 1238, as Ozzechz is mentioned in a document from the Henry III, Margrave of Meißen.
Source text, founding-year: 1238
The first definite mention of the town dates from 1238, as Ozzechz is mentioned in a document from the Henry III, Margrave of Meißen.
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
(German: [ˈoːʃats] ) is a town in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany

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