Explore Hofgen in Germany
Hofgen in the region of Saxony is a town in Germany - some 95 mi or ( 153 km ) South of Berlin , the country's capital city .
Current time in Hofgen is now 05:22 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wurzen, Rochlitz, Potsdam, Otterwisch, and Neunitz. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wurzen . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hofgen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
COLDITZ CASTLE
Colditz castle, Germany ..
Colditz Castle, part 1
Why Colditz? ..
Colditz Castle, part 8
German Courtyards ..
Colditz Castle - POW Yard to Exercise Park, a walk
A walk from the Colditz POW yard down to the exercise park - on the way passing so many escape attempts and successful escapes. See for yourself at www.militaryhistorytours.co.uk & www.colditzcastle.n ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Zwickau Mulde
The Zwickau Mulde is a river in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is the left tributary of the Mulde and 166 km in length. The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains, near Schöneck, in the Vogtlandkreis. It runs northeast to Aue, then northwest to Zwickau (hence the name), and further north through Glauchau, Rochlitz and Colditz. A few kilometers north of Colditz, the Zwickau Mulde is joined by the Freiberger Mulde to form the united Mulde. The Mulde is a tributary of the Elbe.
Located at 51.16 12.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Freiberger Mulde
The Freiberger Mulde is a river in Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Mulde and 124 km in length. The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains, near Moldava, in the Czech Republic. It runs northwest, crossing the border with Germany after a few km, to Freiberg (hence the name), and further northwest through Nossen, Döbeln and Leisnig. A few km north of Colditz, the Freiberger Mulde is joined by the Zwickauer Mulde to form the Mulde. The Mulde is a tributary of the Elbe.
Located at 51.16 12.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig or Battle of the Nations, was fought by the coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden against the French army of Napoleon at Leipzig, Saxony. Napoleon's army also contained Polish and Italian troops as well as Germans from the Confederation of the Rhine. The battle marked the culmination of the fall campaign of 1813 during the German campaign and involved over 600,000 soldiers, making it the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I.
Located at 51.25 12.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Colditz Cock
Colditz Cock 300px The only known photograph of the original "Cock" glider taken on 15 April 1945 by Lee Carson, one of two American newspaper correspondents assigned to the task force which captured the castle.
Located at 51.13 12.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Colditz Castle
Colditz Castle is a Renaissance castle in the town of Colditz near Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz in the state of Saxony in Germany. Used as a workhouse for the indigent and a mental institution for over 100 years, it gained international fame as a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II for "incorrigible" Allied officers who had repeatedly escaped from other camps.
Located at 51.13 12.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.