Torgau
Sign in to saveTorgau () is a town on the banks of the Elbe river in the northwestern part of the east German state of Saxony. It is the capital of the Nordsachsen district.
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Torgau is a town located in eastern Germany along the Elbe River, serving as the administrative center of the Nordsachsen district in Saxony. The town's location on a major river has historically made it an important regional center.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_coa
- Torgauer Wappen.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Torgau in TDO.png
- German place.state
- Sachsen
- German place.district
- Nordsachsen
- German place.Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
- Torgau
- German place.elevation
- 78
- German place.area
- 102.81
- German place.postal_code
- 04860
- German place.area_code
- 03421
- German place.licence
- TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 14730310
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- World War II
- Post–World War II
- Geography
- Population development
- Sights
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
- External links
- Multimedia
Torgau () is a town on the banks of the Elbe river in the northwestern part of the east German state of Saxony. It is the capital of the Nordsachsen district.
Outside Germany, the town is best known as where on 25 April 1945, the United States and Soviet Armies first met near the end of World War II.