View from the river Elbe to the fortress

View from Festung Königstein, looking down onto the Elbe and the town of Königstein

Festung Königstein is a famous impregnable fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, named for the nearby town of Königstein. The fortress is one of Saxony's foremost tourist attractions, with 700,000 visitors per year. Download high resolution version (1396x992, 274 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1396x992, 274 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... GNU license, made by Reinhard Kraasch for wikipedia. ... GNU license, made by Reinhard Kraasch for wikipedia. ... Brühls Terrace and the Frauenkirche Dresden [ˈdreːsdn̩] (Sorbian/Lusatian Drježdźany), the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... This article or section should be merged with Sächsische Schweiz This article is about the landscape. ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

Fortifications were first built on the site, a plateau overlooking the Elbe river, in 1241. The current structure was originally built between 1589 and 1594 by Elector Christian I of Saxony. Additions continued to be made until the 19th century. The castle had its own water supply and food production. It was never taken, not even in World War II. For alternate uses of the term, see Plateau (disambiguation). ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ... Events April 5 - Mongols of Golden Horde under the command of Subotai defeat feudal polish nobility, including Knights Templar, in the battle of Liegnitz April 27 - Mongols defeat Bela IV of Hungary in the battle of Sajo. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... An elector can be: In the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation, the collegiate of seven Electors (eight since 1648) (Kurfürsten) consisted of those lay or clerical princes who had the right to vote in the election of the king or Holy Roman Emperor; see prince-elector. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

External link

• Festung Königstein website (http://www.festung-koenigstein.de)