Torgau

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Torgau
Town
Hartenfels Castle Alltags church St. Maries church Town hall at Market square
Coat of arms
Location of Torgau within Nordsachsen district
Torgau Show map of Germany Torgau Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°33′37″N 13°0′20″E / 51.56028°N 13.00556°E / 51.56028; 13.00556
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Municipal assoc.	Torgau
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Henrik Simon[1]
Area
• Total	102.81 km2 (39.70 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	20,063
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04860
Dialling codes	03421
Vehicle registration	TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Website	www.torgau.eu

Torgau (German pronunciation: [ˈtɔʁɡaʊ] ^ⓘ) is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen.

Outside Germany, the town is best known as where on 25 April 1945, the United States and Soviet Armies first met near the end of World War II.