Zittau: Dreilaendereck Germany-Poland-Czech Republic, Fastentuecher Lenten Veils, and the Oberlausitz Border Town Below the Zittauer Gebirge
Zittau has about 25,800 residents and lies in the far southeastern corner of Sachsen, at the Dreilaendereck where Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic meet. The town possesses two medieval Fastentuecher (Lenten veils), rare liturgical textiles from 1472, displayed in the Kulturhistorisches Museum. The Zittauer Gebirge (Zittau Mountains), a sandstone formation with bizarre rock pillars, rises directly south.
Goerlitz is about 35 kilometres north. Liberec in the Czech Republic is roughly 25 kilometres south. Bautzen lies around 60 kilometres west. The Zittauer Schmalspurbahn, a narrow-gauge steam railway, runs from Zittau to Oybin and Jonsdorf in the mountains. The Mandau river flows through the town. Zittau's population has roughly halved since reunification.
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Zittau has about 25,800 residents and lies in the far southeastern corner of Sachsen, at the Dreilaendereck where Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic meet. The town possesses two medieval Fastentuecher (Lenten veils), rare liturgical textiles from 1472, displayed in the Kulturhistorisches Museum. The Zittauer Gebirge (Zittau Mountains), a sandstone formation with bizarre rock pillars, rises directly south.
Goerlitz is about 35 kilometres north. Liberec in the Czech Republic is roughly 25 kilometres south. Bautzen lies around 60 kilometres west. The Zittauer Schmalspurbahn, a narrow-gauge steam railway, runs from Zittau to Oybin and Jonsdorf in the mountains. The Mandau river flows through the town. Zittau's population has roughly halved since reunification.
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