Attraction · Colditz · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Colditz Castle is an attraction in Colditz, Saxony. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 1 of the 31 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 680 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Colditz Castle
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You're standing at Colditz Castle, high on a steep rocky spur above the Zwickauer Mulde river. Take a good look at that position. On one side there's a sheer drop, on the other side thick walls. No wonder the Germans thought nobody could ever escape from here. They were wrong.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
Apr-Oct 10:00-17:00; Nov-Mar 10:00-16:00; Dec 23-26 off; Jan 1 off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
No, according to OpenStreetMap it is not wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 390 m and a water point at 680 m.
When you stand at Colditz Castle, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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