Coswig | |
Type: | Stadt |
Image Coa: | Wappen coswig meissen.png |
Coordinates: | 51.1333°N 48°W |
Image Plan: | Coswig in MEI.svg |
State: | Sachsen |
District: | Meißen |
Elevation: | 118 |
Area: | 25.85 |
Postal Code: | 01631–01640 |
Area Code: | 03523 |
Licence: | MEI, GRH, RG, RIE |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 14627010 |
Divisions: | 5 |
Website: | www.coswig.de |
Mayor: | Thomas Schubert[1] |
Leader Term: | 2019 - 26 |
Coswig (pronounced as /de/; 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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Coswig is twinned with:[2]