Zeitz (DE)

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Zeitz is a town (28,345 inhabitants end 2023) in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, in the middle of the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony.Zeitz was first recorded under the name Cici in the synode of Ravenna in 967. Between 965 and 982, it was the chief fortress of the March of Zeitz. Zeitz was a bishop's residence between 968 and 1028, when it was moved to Naumburg. Beginning at the end of the 13th century (1200s), the bishops again resided in their castle at Zeitz. The Herrmannsschacht (built in 1889) is one of the oldest brick factories in the world.

Postmark in Germany

Codes 06711, 06712

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Postmark in East Germany

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Postmarks in German Empire

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ZEITZ 1 in 1886

Bridge in 1913.

Postmark in North German Confederation (1868-1871)

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Postmarks in Prussia Saxony province

ZEITZ Kreis used a code 1697, district of Merseburg.

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Meter cancels

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