of the oldest railways in Germany. The Zittau–Kurort Oybin/Kurort Jonsdorf railway with all together four stations within Zittau's limits is a heritage narrow-gauge railway taking passengers from Zittau to the mountain spa resort towns of Oybin and Jonsdorf in the Zittau Mountains. It is operated by the Saxon-Upper Lusatian Railway Company. Border crossings Zittau is located close to the point where the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland meet and there are several international border crossings in the vicinity. Permanent immigration and customs controls were, however, removed on 21 December 2007, when all three countries became part of the Schengen Area. Germany–Czech Republic Hartau – Hrádek nad Nisou: Located in the village of Hartau south of Zittau, this crossing is for pedestrians only. Germany–Poland Zittau Chopinstraße – Sieniawka: This crossing-point consists of a road bridge over the Lausitzer Neisse River which forms the border between Germany and Poland to the east of Zittau. The Polish town after the crossing is Sieniawka (Kleinschönau before 1945). Zittau Friedenstraße – Porajów: Also consisting of a road bridge over the Lausitzer Neisse River south of Zittau. The Polish village after the border is Porajów (Großporitsch). This crossing is used for those proceeding to the Czech Republic via the Czech-Polish border crossing south of Porajow. The Czech border crossing is located at Hrádek nad Nisou (Grottau). Zittau Lusatiaweg – Porajów: this formerly closed bridge was re-opened to pedestrians and cyclists in December 2007. Zittau is the only city along the Oder–Neisse line where a number of river bridges remain closed as international crossing-points between Germany and Poland even though both countries are in the Schengen Area. Twin towns – sister cities Zittau is twinned with: Bogatynia, Poland Hrádek nad Nisou, Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic Pistoia, Italy Portsmouth, United States Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany Zielona Góra, Poland Notable people Ernst Baier (1905–2001), figure skater, 1936 Olympic champion Max Fiedler (1859–1939), conductor and composer Melchior Franck (1579–1639), composer Andreas Hammerschmidt (c. 1611–1675), composer and organist Gotthard Handrick (1908–1979), athlete and fighter pilot Moritz Haupt (1808–1874), philologist Lutz Heilmann (born 1976), politician (The Left) Henriette Heinze (born 1973), actress Fritz Hertzsch (1892–1941), Generalmajor in World War II Christian Keymann (1607–1662), hymnwriter Alfred Klotz (1874–1956), philologist Johann Krieger (1651–1735), composer and organist Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722), composer, organist and harpsichordist Theodor Leupold, cyclist Albert Johann Ludovici (1820–1894), artist Wolfgang Makatsch (1906–1983), ornithologist and oologist Heinrich Marschner (1795–1861), composer Stephan Meyer (born 1981),