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Zittau, Information and images
sorbisc Žitawa <9> <9> Zittau was first mentioned in documents in 1238.. In 1255 it was raised by the Bohemian King Ottokar II to the city.. Zittau is located in a basin surrounded by the Zittau Mountains, the foothills of the Jesen and Jizera Mountains and the Lusatian Mountains.. Due to its location, Zittau sees itself <9> Today, Zittau sees itself as a link in a Europe of open borders in the border triangle of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.. <9> Zittau acquired former prosperity through trade, cloth-making and brewing.. <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> The Market Square with the imposing Town Hall <9> The seven-storey Salt House of 1511 (Neustadt 47) <9> Baroque Fountain (spread over the city) <9> The City Museum in the former Franciscan Monastery (Kirchstraße 13) <9> The butcher´s bastion with flower clock at the Green Ring (Karl-Liebknecht-Ring 7) <9> Johannisturm (Johannisstraße) <9> Special sights are the ´Great Zittau Lenten Cloth´ from 1472. The 6.80 mx 8 Measures 20 m.. It is exhibited in the Museum ´Church of the Holy Cross´ (Frauenstraße 20).. The ´Small Zittau Lenten Cloth´ from 1573 is the only Arma Christi cloth preserved in Germany.. This can be visited in the Franciscan Monastery (Klosterplatz 1).. <9> <9> <994/961342> <994/1688941> <994/1681224> <994/1689033>