where is colditz
Colditz (. [ËkÉldÉªts]) is a town in Saxony, Germany, on the banks of the river Zwickauer Mulde near Leipzig. The town had a population of 5,188 in 2005. The town is best known for Colditz Castle, which was used as a prisoner-of-war camp in World War I and again in World War II, when it was titled Oflag IV-C.n the 18th century, clay from the Colditz area started to be used in the Meissen porcelain factory that was established in 1710 by the Elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong. In 1804 a ceramics factory was established in Colditz by Thomsberger & Hermann.