Colditz Castle
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Castle Colditz 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.
attractions: Gesellschaft Schloß Colditz e.V., Webcam Colditz, restaurants: Schlosswächter - Gasthaus Colditz, Landbäckerei Dietrich - Café Colditz, ASIA NAM, Kape2 Pub
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Castle Colditz 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.
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Great to see this historical place. Is a bit of a mission to get to. It doesn’t appear that there is much appetite to offer tours from major cities like Dresden or Leipzig. So we made our own way there, by getting the train from Leipzig (it’s more direct than from Dresden) to Grimma (R110). We then got the bus (619) from Grimma station to Colditz. I would highly recommend checking bus and train times home as we got off the bus to find a train back to Leipzig mid afternoon. We made it by 4 mins and found out it was the last train until the next morning back to Leipzig. Maybe we could have got a bus, but we felt that we got lucky to not get stranded. Colditz, itself is a significant piece of war history. However, for the size of the castle the museum itself is quite small. There is not loads to see considering the journey you make and what you do see seems quite limited. With lots of references to the nicer side of the prison. Larger rooms on display for more important prisoners. References to the games they played like volleyball, football and the Olympics in Colditz. Overall, really pleased to go but I guess I was expecting it to be bigger. For example the chapel and the French tunnel can only be seen if you take the guided tour.
Carlos UploadsCarlos Uploads
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I was travelling enroute close to Coldiz Castle and so decided to visit the Castle made famous in the film. Parking was easy in the Market Square with a 10 minute uphill walk to the Castle. Don't attempt this visit unless your reasonably fit as there are a lot of steps & uphill walking. However, I highly recommend a visit if you have any interest in military history. I took the 2 hour extended tour led by Steffi for 18euro. Steffi spoke perfect English and was very familiar with dates and the Castles history. I guess most visitors are only interested in the Castles use as a POW camp for officers during the Second World War & hence most of the tour concentrated on this aspect. It was thrilling to hear of the escape exploits of the captive Officers. The tour concludes with a long stair climb to the Castle attic to review the area and film of the non completed escape plan using a 2 man glider. A short film was shown with exerts from the Channel 4 reconstuction documentary...I won't ruin the ending here 😀. There is a museum and shop selling souvenirs and ice creams.
Neil BeardNeil Beard
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One of the places that has been on my bucket list to visit for many years was realised last summer 2019 after the re-unification of Germany major and extensive refurbishment of the castle took place. Part of the castle is now a youth hostel . How ever with a little imagination one can imagine what a foreboding depressing place it would have been for the prisoners of war during World War II . Before the war the castle had many functions one of which was a psychiatric hospital . A must see for those interested in not only mediaeval buildings but those who have an interest of the Second World War plenty of exhibits to see and for an extra few euros you can go on a guided tour to see the escape tunnels and a little museum with artefacts of that time. Well worth a visit highly recommended !
Colin TaylorColin Taylor
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We had a private tour with a fellow English man. As a child in the seventies I remember very well the series and before we went I watched the series again on you tube. I had visited before in the year 2000 and now living in Berlin I took the family down to see the castle. The guide was amazing he asked what do you recognize from the castle from the series. I must say I thought I recognized something but said all the filming was done at Stirling Castle in Scotland. He was a wealth of knowledge. We had about 3 hours on the tour being a militarily history nut I loved it. The kids were also very interested . We left to have a look at the village unfortunately it was a Monday and everything apart from the shoe shop was closed. Dang. I recommend it. We'll worth it.
StillapatmikeStillapatmike
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A must if you're near Leipzig and have interest in WW2 history. We spent 3 hours there and could have stayed longer! We did a private tour with Stephi (?). She was very informed, passionate about the history, and spoke very good English. We had 4 kids with us and all ages (16-9) were entertained. Do not just go and see the museum! The museum is interesting, but doesn't hold a candle to the guided tour. Just riveting! One of our favorite things during our 2 months of traveling in Europe. Free parking on site right near the castle. The main town square is easily accessible by a staircase where you can conveniently pick up some lunch or ice cream. We've seen many, many, many museums and this is one of our favorites!
Jennifer BeilmanJennifer Beilman
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A 5 star attraction. A mighty castle overlooking the the town Colditz. Here happened many historic events, from the middle ages up to the modern times. Especially during WWII when the castle was the "bad boys" camp, imprisioning Allied officers that had escaped from other camps. There were many spectacular escape attempts from this castle, and the stories are told by video/audio guide you get at the castle museum. There are additional some films and many items to show from the WWII era, as well from the middle ages and modern time when the castle was an asylum for mental patients. There are many rooms and different floors to explore. Challenging for those with reduced mobility.
joakim fjoakim f
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Nearby Attractions Of Colditz Castle
Gesellschaft Schloß Colditz e.V.
Webcam Colditz
Gesellschaft Schloß Colditz e.V.
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Webcam Colditz
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Schlosswächter - Gasthaus Colditz
Landbäckerei Dietrich - Café Colditz
ASIA NAM
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Landbäckerei Dietrich - Café Colditz
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+49 34381 43777
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schloss-colditz.de
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