Colditz

For other uses, see Colditz (disambiguation)}}}.

Colditz bridge during its 1945 US Army liberation.

Colditz is a city in Saxony, Germany, located at the banks of the river Mulde. The city has a population of 5,506.

The city is most famous because of Colditz Castle, which has been used as a workhouse, mental health institution, a POW camp during World War I and an internment camp during World War II.

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