Coswig, Saxony

Town in Saxony, Germany

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Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Coswig within Meißen district

(2019–26) Thomas Schubert^[1]Area

• Total25.85 km² (9.98 sq mi)Elevation

118 m (387 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total20,512 • Density790/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

01631–01640

Dialling codes03523Vehicle registrationMEI, GRH, RG, RIEWebsitewww.coswig.de

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.

Sights

Villa Teresa, the home of Eugene d'Albert and Teresa Carreño in Coswig, now a museum

Twin towns – sister cities

Coswig is twinned with:^[3]

Lovosice, Czech Republic
Ravensburg, Germany

Notable people

Monika Mrklas (born 1942), cross-country skier and cyclist
Hans-Ulrich Thomale (born 1944), footballer and coach
Heinz Werner (1928–2019), porcelain artist

Associated with Coswig

Teresa Carreño (1853–1917), pianist, composer
Eugene d'Albert (1864–1932), composer

References

^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
^ "Partnerstädte". coswig.de (in German). Coswig. Retrieved 2021-02-11.