Crostau

Crostau (; , ) is a village and former municipality in Upper Lusatia in the Bautzen district of eastern Saxony in Germany. It became part of the municipality of Schirgiswalde-Kirschau on 1 January 2011.

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German location.type: Ortsteil
German location.Town: Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
German location.image_photo: Crostau-view Isabella.jpg
German location.image_coa: DEU Crostau COA.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Bautzen
German location.elevation: 363
German location.area: 9.32
German location.Stand: 2009-12-31
German location.postal_code: 02681
German location.area_code: 03592
German location.licence: BZ

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Official name: Crostau
Demonym: Chróstawčenjo
Population: 1786
Area: 9.32
Elevation: 301
Official website: www.crostau.de
Image: Crostau-view Isabella.jpg
Dialing code: 03592

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Commons category: Crostau
postal code: 02681
native label: Crostau
time of earliest written record: 1419-00-00
P8168: NMOS logic

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==Geography== Crostau is situated in the hills of Upper Lusatia. It is surrounded by several significant hills, such as the Kälbersteine (487 m), the Potsberg (448 m), the Wolfsberg (347 m), the Horken (307 m), and the Callenberger Berg (360 m).