Zittau, Saxony
1. Falko Bindrich (1990)
German Chess Grandmaster
Bindrich is a German chess grandmaster and trainer. He started to rise as a chess prodigy when he became a FIDE Master at the age of 13 in 2003. He...
2. Sepp Kunze (1988)
German Footballer
Sepp Kunze is a German footballer who plays as right-back for FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf.
3. Ulrich Pinner (1954)
German Tennis Player
Ulrich Pinner is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in July 1979 and was the German No. 1 from...
4. Matthias Buse (1959)
Ski Jumper
Matthias Buse is an East German ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1984. He won the individual normal hill event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in...
5. Lutz Heilmann (1966)
German Politician
Lutz Heilmann is a German politician of the left-wing party Die Linke. He was elected to the Bundestag in the 2005 federal election as a member of the party list...
6. Marco Rudolph (1970)
Boxer
Marco Rudolph was a German boxer who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
7. Christian Weise (1642)
Writer Dramatist Poet Pedagogue
Christian Weise also known under the pseudonyms Siegmund Gleichviel Orontes Catharinus Civilis and Tarquinius Eatullus was a German writer dramatist poet pedagogue and librarian of the Baroque era. He produced...
8. Lisa Tetzner (1894)
Swiss Writer
Lisa Tetzner was a German-born Swiss children's writer known for her work with fairy-tales. In 1924 she married Kurt Held a Jewish Communist. They fled to Switzerland to escape the...
9. Balthasar Kindermann (1636)
German Poet
Balthasar Benjamin Kindermann was a German poet. Kindermann was born in Zittau the son of a Schwertfeger a smith who specialized in weapons. He attended the Gymnasium of his home...
10. René Sommerfeldt (1974)
Cross-country Skier
René Sommerfeldt is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won 2 medals in the 4 x 10 km relays at the Winter Olympics with a...
