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Zittau

Zittau

Zittau is a city in the German state of Saxony, belonging to the district of Görlitz, Germany's easternmost district.

Plan a trip to Zittau From Dresden
Get in

Getting to Zittau

The nearest airport is in Dresden (DRS IATA). Take S-Bahn line 2 to Dresden-Klotzsche and continue by train. Deutsche Bahn RegionalExpress 2 from Dresden to Zittau via Bischofswerda takes approximately 1½ hours. The RegionalBahn 61 takes about 2. The Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn from Cottbus and Görlitz takes 2 hours to Zittau. The Vogtlandbahn from Liberec gets to Zittau station in half an hour.

See

Worth seeing

In the old town centre the Marktplatz (market square) with its Rathaus (city hall) while in the Neustadt (new town) with Marstall (royal stables) there are three fountains on the square. The Marstall was built in 1511 as a salt-house.

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    Johanniskirche

    Church in the town centre designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1837, with 60-m tower.

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    Weberkirche
Do

Things to do

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    Tierpark Zittau

    The zoo covers 7 hectares and houses 400 animals from 70 species.

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    Weinaupark

    A landscape park in English style; Tierpark Zittau is in the park.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Alte Böhmische Stube

    Innere Weberstraße 11, 02763 Zittau, jogastro@seznam.cz.

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    Wirtshaus zum alten Sack

    Neustadt 47, 02763 Zittau, info@zumaltensack.de.

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    Dornspachhaus Historisches Wirtshaus + Ritterkeller

    Bautzner Straße 2, 02763 Zittau, info@Dornspachhaus.de.

  4. 04
    Galeriecafé Ambiente

    Dr.-Brinitzer-Straße 10, 02763 Zittau, info@galeriecafe-ambiente.de.

  5. 05
    Restaurant Cavallino

    Innere Weberstraße 6, 02763 Zittau, info@cavallino-online.de.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.