Torgau

Torgau
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Leipzig
District	Nordsachsen
Municipal assoc.	Torgau
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Staude (SPD)
Area
• Total	90.33 km2 (34.88 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population (2009-12-31)
• Total	19,894
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	04860
Dialling codes	03421
Vehicle registration	TDO
Website	www.torgau.de

Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. The town is well known as the place where during the Second World War, United States Army forces met with forces of the Soviet Union during the invasion of Germany on April 25, 1945.

This marked the beginning of the line of contact between Soviet and American forces, but not the occcupation zones. In fact the area surrounding Torgau at first occupied by U.S. forces was later, in July 1945, given over to Soviet forces.

Other websites

• http://www.torgau.de
• http://www.torgau-oschatz.info