Zittau
city in the south east of Saxony, Germany
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Summary
Zittau is a Greater district town[1]. Zittau draws 2,264 Wikipedia views per month (greater district town category, ranking #25 of 73).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Mayors for Peace[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Görlitz District[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mandau[6], Lusatian Nysa[7]
- Head of government: Thomas Zenker[8]
- Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[9], border city[10]
- Shares border with: Jablonné v Podještědí[11], Hrádek nad Nisou[12], Bogatynia[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Villingen-Schwenningen[14], Liberec[15], Zielona Góra[16]
- Postal code: 02763[17], 02788[18]
- Commons category: Zittau[19]
- Local dialing code: 03583[20], 035843[21]
- Archives at: Zittau municipal archive[22]
- Coordinate location: 50.896111111111, 14.807222222222[23]
- Official website: https://zittau.de/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zittau[25]
- Population: 24,858[26], 25,575[27], 25,381[28], 24,517[29], 24,794[30], 24,710[31], 25,286[32], 24,958[33]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[34], Vlastenský slovník historický[35], Topographia Superioris Saxoniae[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Dresdner Hefte[39]
- Capital of: Kreis Zittau[40], Žitavsko[41]
- Official name: Zittau[42], Žitawa[43]
- Category for people born here: Q15070324[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Zittau[45]
- Native label: Zittau[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Zittau[47]
- Short name: Zi[48]
- Elevation above sea level: 242[49]
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Physical Characteristics
Zittau covers an area of 66.75[50].
Why It Matters
Zittau has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Zittau is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]