Gröditz

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen groeditz.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 25 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 26 |lon_sec = 59
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Dresden
Landkreis = Meißen
Höhe = 95
Fläche = 8.43
Einwohner = 7715
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 01609
PLZ-alt = 8402
Vorwahl = 035263
Kfz = RG
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 2 85 090
Adresse = Stadtverwaltung Gröditz
Reppiser Straße 10
Adresse-Verband = Reppiser Str. 10
Website = [http://www.groeditz.de/ www.groeditz.de]
Bürgermeister = Andreas Bölke

Gröditz is a town in the district Meißen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here. [Christine O'Keefe."Concentration Camps."www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html] The town is located 12 km northeast of Riesa, and 7 km southwest of Elsterwerda.

Famous people

* Dieter Riedel, former East Germany national football team player

References