--- title: "Colditz Castle" url: "https://www.leipzig.travel/en/poi/colditz-castle" description: "A lost place comes to life. With an interactive tablet on an emotional journey through time! Prisoner-of-war camp, insane asylum, hospital: Colditz Castle near Leipzig looks back on a moving history. It was once a magnificent hunting lodge and later a symbol of the desire for freedom. The unrenovated state of many rooms gives the place a unique lost-place character. The castle has been empty for years, but its walls hold centuries of secrets. Since April 17, 2024, they have been brought back to life with the \"HistoPad\" tablet guide.Visitors get to know the Renaissance castle of Frederick the Wise in the 16th century and digitally enter the once stately chambers. The Second World War period, when Colditz Castle was a prisoner of war camp for high-ranking officers of the Western Allies, is also brought to life. Guests learn more about the creative escape attempts of the prisoners and can test at an experience station whether they would have succeeded in escaping from Colditz Castle with the help of a glider. It is also possible to go on a treasure hunt with a tablet. Contemporary witness reports bring the Colditz hospital chapter back to life. The interactive castle tour is guaranteed to give you goosebumps!Tip: If you want to discover even more interesting and exciting facts, you will find them in the castle's calendar of events. There is a wide range of public guided tours to choose from. In addition, guided tours for groups can be booked individually in German or English.More about Colditz Castle and the interactive journey through the centuries with the HistoPad can be listened to in the podcast \"Willkommen in Leipzig. Colditz Castle. We bring history to life. Six times a year, Colditz Castle hosts the \"Colditz Classic\" concerts on a Blüthner grand piano. The organizer is Stadt, Land, Schloss gGmbH. The concerts are part of the \"BurgenLandKlänge\" brand.Tips for excursionsTheApp \"Schlösserland erleben\"  guarantees a special excursion experience with personalized tips, 360° tours and much more. The app is available free of charge in the Apple App Store or in the Google Playstore available for download.Hiking in Colditz:Hike through the historic Colditz ZooColditz circular walk" language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/1094697/8e598575dd270fa92cc5aaaf01d09e2dda82aa2ffe2169b071517944206d1deb/colditz-castle-sights-in-the-leipzig-region.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Leipzig Travel > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Colditz Castle ============== - Palace - Culture and event venue - Museum/art collection *Play video*Play external content Please accept all necessary cookies to watch this video. Colditz Castle - Sights in the Leipzig region Welcome to Leipzig" podcast: HistoPad at Colditz Castle 00:00 Welcome to Leipzig" podcast: HistoPad at Colditz CastleIn this episode of the "Welcome to Leipzig" podcast, you can hear more about the interactive journey with the HistoPad at Colditz Castle. Cycling at Colditz Castle - sights in the Leipzig region Colditz Castle on the Mulde - Castles in the Leipzig region Colditz Castle - Sights in the Leipzig region Glider at Colditz Castle - Places of interest in the Leipzig region HistoPad in Colditz Castle - Sights in the Leipzig region HistoPad in Colditz Castle - Places of interest in the Leipzig region Colditz Castle - Sights in the Leipzig region Colditz Castle - Sights in the Leipzig region Colditz Castle with Schloesserland-erleben app **Colditz Castle is a partner of the Leipzig Card/ Leipzig Regio Card. The benefits are described under "Good to know/ Price information".** **A lost place comes to life. With an interactive tablet on an emotional journey through time!** Prisoner-of-war camp, insane asylum, hospital: Colditz Castle near Leipzig looks back on a moving history. It was once a magnificent hunting lodge and later a symbol of the desire for freedom. The unrenovated state of many rooms gives the place a unique lost-place character. The castle has been empty for years, but its walls hold centuries of secrets. Since April 17, 2024, they have been brought back to life with the "HistoPad" tablet guide.Visitors get to know the Renaissance castle of Frederick the Wise in the 16th century and digitally enter the once stately chambers. The Second World War period, when Colditz Castle was a prisoner of war camp for high-ranking officers of the Western Allies, is also brought to life. Guests learn more about the creative escape attempts of the prisoners and can test at an experience station whether they would have succeeded in escaping from Colditz Castle with the help of a glider. It is also possible to go on a treasure hunt with a tablet. Contemporary witness reports bring the Colditz hospital chapter back to life. The interactive castle tour is guaranteed to give you goosebumps! **Tip:** If you want to discover even more interesting and exciting facts, you will find them in the castle's calendar of events. There is a wide range of public guided tours to choose from. In addition, guided tours for groups can be booked individually in German or English. More about Colditz Castle and the interactive journey through the centuries with the HistoPad can be listened to in the podcast ". **Colditz Castle. We bring history to life.** Six times a year, Colditz Castle hosts the on a Blüthner grand piano. The organizer is Stadt, Land, Schloss gGmbH. The concerts are part of the brand. **Tips for excursions** The guarantees a special excursion experience with personalized tips, 360° tours and much more. The app is available free of charge in the or in the available for download. **Hiking in Colditz:** - - Read more Good to know ------------ Openings The last admission is 90 minutes before the museum closes. Colditz Castle is closed to individual visitors from December to February. However, guided tours and visits for groups are possible all year round on request. Read more Price info Price adult: €12.00 Price child: €4.50 Price reduced: €10.00 Gruppen ab 15 Personen inkl. HistoPad p.P.: €10.00 The prices include use of the HistoPad. Children up to the age of 5 are admitted free of charge (optional plus €3 for the HistoPad), birthday children, Accompanying persons of severely disabled persons with the mark "B" in the severely disabled person's pass, tour guides, coach drivers with tour groups, one accompanying person per 10 schoolchildren or kindergarten children, holders of the state family pass, journalists and Members of ICOM, ICOMOS and the German Museums Association, each with valid proof. Information on reduced prices: LEIPZIG REGIO CARD users receive the reduced admission price.Pupils aged 17 and over,trainees,students,those doing federal voluntary service, FSJ, FÖJ or voluntary military service,severely disabled persons,Recipients of unemployment benefit, social assistance or benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act,Refugees with permission to stay or toleration status,holders of a social pass,members of the Federal Association of German Tour Guides and the Association of German Art Historians andHolders of the Saxon Volunteer Card receive a reduced admission price with valid proof. Read more General information - Parking Available Eligibility - Bad Weather Offer - Suitable for any weather - for Groups - for Class - for individual guests - Suitable for the Elderly Foreign Language German, English, French, Dutch, Polish, Czech Payment methods Cash, Debit Card, Visa Directions & Parking facilities By public transport: From Leipzig main station, take the RE6 to Bad Lausick. From the Bad Lausick stop, take the 613 bus to the Colditz, Schützenstraße stop. From there it is approx. 7 minutes on foot. Alternatively, take the RB110 from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof to Grimma ob. Bahnhof. From the bus stop Grimma, Bahnhof (bus) take bus no. 619 to the bus stop Colditz, Zentralhaltestelle. From there approx. 8 minutes on foot. By car: Take the A14 to the Grimma exit. Continue on the B107 to Schloßgasse in Colditz. A large parking lot is available free of charge on Wettiner Ring. From there, the castle can be reached on foot via Tiergartenstraße in approx. 10 minutes. Read more Social Media Read more Organization Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH License (master data) Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Christmas event - Place of interest - Museum/art collection - Museum/art collection - Audio guide - Tours 6.24 km - Hiking Contact Schlossgasse 1 04680 Colditz