Is Zittau safe? Germany travel risk
Is Zittau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Zittau scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Zittau scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Zittau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 50.8961° N, 14.8072° E in Saxony, Zittau features an altitude of 253 m. The settlement is located 204.8 km NNW from Berlin.
Saxony
50.8961° N, 14.8072° E
253 m
Europe/Berlin
24,710
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Germany
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Zittau happened in May and July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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