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Zittau
Zittau is a town in the south-east of Saxony, Germany, near the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic. A wealthy cloth-trading town under the Bohemian crown, it was a founding member of the Six Towns League of Upper Lusatia in 1346. It is known for its large painted Lenten veils, the oldest from 1472.
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