Coswig
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Coswig is a town located in the Meißen district of Saxony, Germany. It is part of the administrative region of eastern Germany in the state of Saxony.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Greater district town
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Meissen District
- Population
- +20561
- Area
- +25.88
- Elevation
- +118
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Elbe
- Official website
- www.coswig.de
- Image
- Karrasburg-Museum.jpg
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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.