Colditz Castle
Colditz Castle (or Schloss Colditz in German) is a Renaissance castle in the town of Colditz near Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz in the state of Saxony in Germany. The castle is between the towns of Hartha and Grimma on a hill spur over the river Zwickauer Mulde, a tributary of the River Elbe. It had the first wildlife park in Germany when, during 1523, the castle park was converted into one of the largest menageries in Europe.
| Colditz Castle | |
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Schloss Colditz | |
Castle Colditz in 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| Town or city | Colditz |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51.1310°N 12.8074°E |
| Client | Augustus of Saxony |
| Owner | State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hans Irmisch Peter Kummer |
The castle gained international infamy as the site of Oflag IV-C, a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II for "incorrigible" Allied officers who had repeatedly attempted to escape from other camps.
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