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Zittau

Western Europe

Zittau is the southeasternmost city in the German state of Saxony, in the district of Gorlitz, which is Germany easternmost district.

Facts
Population
24,958 1
Area (sq km)
66.75 1
Founding Year
1238 2
Founding Year
1238 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
242 1
Latitude
50.896111 degrees north 1
Longitude
14.807222 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

What are the Zittau Lenten veils?

Two Lenten veils, one of 1472 with 90 pictures and a smaller one of 1573 showing the Crucifixion.

Zittau is known for two Lenten veils, which the city counts among its notable sights and describes as unique in Germany. The Great Zittau Lenten veil of 1472 tells in 90 pictures the story of God with humankind. The Small Zittau Lenten veil of 1573 shows the Crucifixion, framed by 30 symbols of the Passion.
Sources
1. Zittau (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 24,958 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 50.896111, longitude 14.807222
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 242 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 66.75 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 24958 (2025)
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2. Zittau (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1238
    It was first mentioned under the Latinized name Sitavia in 1238.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1238
    It was first mentioned under the Latinized name Sitavia in 1238.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1238
    It was first mentioned under the Latinized name Sitavia in 1238.
  • 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
    city in the German state of Saxony, belonging to the district of Görlitz, Germany
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3. GeoNames: Zittau - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2804008
    50.89772 14.80764 P PPL DE 13 00 14626 14626610 25286 253 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 253 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 14.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 14.75
50.75 14.75 Cfb
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