▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁old ▁town ▁is ▁well ▁preserved , ▁with ▁several ▁pla zas , ▁citizens ' ▁and ▁pat ric ian ▁houses , ▁to wers , ▁a ▁bar o que ▁castle ▁and ▁the ▁town ' s ▁fort ifications . ▁ ▁Del itz sch ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁area ▁contain ▁water ▁areas , ▁h ik ing ▁and ▁cy cling ▁networks ▁and ▁nature ▁res erves . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁Del itz sch ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁north western ▁part ▁of ▁N ords achsen ▁in ▁Sax ony , ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 9 4 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Sax ony - An halt , ▁Del itz sch ▁is ▁the ▁northern most ▁town ▁in ▁Sax ony . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁he ath ▁and ▁recre ation ▁area ▁Go itz sche ▁which ▁extends ▁across ▁the ▁Sax ony - S ax ony - An halt ▁border ▁to ▁B itter feld - W olf en . ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁is ▁the ▁sp a ▁town ▁of ▁Bad ▁D ü ben , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁starting ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁D ü ben ▁He ath . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁area ▁is ▁. ▁The ▁north - s outh ▁extension ▁is ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁east - west ▁extension ▁. ▁The ▁border ▁communities ▁are ▁Lö bn itz , ▁Schön w öl k au , ▁R ack witz ▁and ▁Ne uky h na ▁clock wise ▁called ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁of