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Coswig

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Also known as Coswig (Saxony), Coswig/Saxony

Town in Meißen district, Saxony, Germany

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Coswig is a city and Greater district town located in Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Elbe river and has a population of 20,899. The town covers an area of 25.88 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 118 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 01640, and it uses the local dialing code 03523.

Administratively, Coswig has been part of the Margraviate of Meissen, the Electorate of Saxony, and the Meissen District. It is currently twinned with Ravensburg. The town operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones and uses the license plate code MEI.

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Place details

Locality
Coswig
Region
Sachsen
Country
Deutschland
Population
22,304

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Air quality

52US AQIModerate
PM2.5
8.3 µg/m³
PM10
13.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
Germany
State
Saxony
District
Meißen
Mayor 2019 26
Thomas Schubert
Total
25.88 km (9.99 sq mi)
Elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Density
791.3/km (2,049/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Postal codes
01631–01640
Dialling codes
03523
Vehicle registration
MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Website
www.coswig.de

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Encyclopedic overview

Coswig ( German pronunciation: [ˈkɔsvɪç] ; Upper Sorbian: Kosowiki) is a town in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approximately 9 km southeast of Meißen, and 13 km northwest of Dresden. It is the home of Fachkrankenhaus Coswig, a hospital specializing in thoracic surgery.

The town can be reached from Dresden by Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe's tram route 4, or from both Dresden and Meißen by Dresden S-Bahn line S1 and further regional railway lines at Coswig's railway station.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coswig” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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