Colditz

Colditz Castle overlooks the old town of Colditz, on the River Mulde, eastern Germany.

Castle in eastern Germany, near Leipzig, used as a high-security prisoner-of-war camp (Oflag IVC) in World War II. Among daring escapes was that of British Captain Patrick Reid (1910–1990) and others in October 1942, whose story contributed much to its fame. It became a museum in 1989. A highly successful British TV drama series called Colditz (1972) was based on prisoners' experiences.

The castle was considered escape-proof and so was used to house prisoners with important connections and those who had a record of escape from less secure camps. Although there were 130 successful escapes, only 32 managed to evade recapture.

In 1990 the castle was converted to a hotel.