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The Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland) is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Weißeritzkreis, the district-free city Dresden and the districts Kamenz and Bautzen. To the south it borders the Czech Republic. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ...
With an area of 18,400 sq. ...
This article is a rough translation of an article in German. ...
A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ...
Dresden is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-east of the country. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...
This article or section should be merged with Sächsische Schweiz This article is about the landscape. ...
With an area of 18,400 sq. ...
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. ...
Kamenz (Lusatian: Kamjenc) is a Kreis (district) in the north-east of Saxony, Germany. ...
Bautzen is a district in Saxony in Czech Republic and the districts of Sächsische Schweiz, Kamenz, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Löbau_Zittau. ...
History The district was created in 1994 when the two districts Sebnitz and Pirna were merged. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Geography The district is named after the landscape - the Saxon Switzerland - as it is the most mountainous region of Saxony. In the west are the Ore Mountains,, in the east the Lausitzer Bergland (Lusatian Mountains). The river Elbe is separating the two mountain ranges flowing through the Elbsandsteingebirge. The highest elevation of the district is the 644 meter high Oelsener Höhe in the southwest of the district, the lowest elevation is the valley of the Elbe at the boundary to Dresden with 109 m above sea level. This article or section should be merged with Sächsische Schweiz This article is about the landscape. ...
In the 19th century the Erzgebirge mountains were a centre for lace making. ...
The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ...
This article or section should be merged with Sächsische Schweiz This article is about the landscape. ...
Coat of arms  | The coat of arms symbolizes the geographical location of the district. The two green areas stand for the forests in the two mountain areas, the white wavy line in the middle symbolizes the river Elbe. The coat of arms was created by Horst Torke, Pirna. |
Towns and municipalities | Towns | Verwaltungsgemeinschaften | free municipalities | - Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel¹
- Bad Schandau¹
- Dohna
- Heidenau
- Hohnstein
- Königstein¹
- Liebstadt¹
- Neustadt
- Pirna¹
- Sebnitz
- Wehlen¹
- Stolpen
¹ administrated with the
surrounding Verwaltungsgemeinschaft An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ...
Dohna is a place in the Sächsische Schweiz district, Saxony, Germany. ...
This article is a rough translation of an article in German. ...
Stolpen is a Saxon (Germany) municipality in the district of Sächsische Schweiz. ...
| - Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
- Bad Schandau
- Dohna-Müglitztal
- Königstein/Sächsische Schweiz
- Lohmen/Stadt Wehlen
- Pirna
| - Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
- Hohwald
- Kirnitzschtal
- Rathen
- Rosenthal-Bielatal
- Struppen
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Specal hint for foreign visitors Saxon Switzerland is also notorious centre of Neo-Nazi and movement in Germany. Foreigners especially dark skinned person of Arab, Asian, or African/African American descent should expect harassment and other forms of discrimination and mistreatment.
See also This article or section should be merged with Sächsische Schweiz This article is about the landscape. ...
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| Rural and urban districts in Saxony Saxony state service flag File links The following pages link to this file: Saxony Annaberg Vogtlandkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg Bautzen (district) Weißeritzkreis Chemnitzer Land Delitzsch (district) Döbeln (district) Freiberg (district) Kamenz (district) Zwickauer Land Leipziger Land Löbau-Zittau Meißen (district) Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Mittweida (district) Muldentalkreis Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis...
With an area of 18,400 sq. ...
| | Annaberg | Aue-Schwarzenberg | Bautzen | Chemnitz (city) | Chemnitzer Land | Delitzsch | Döbeln | Dresden | Freiberg | Görlitz | Hoyerswerda | Kamenz | Leipzig (city) | Leipziger Land | Löbau-Zittau | Meißen | Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis | Mittweida | Muldentalkreis | Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis | Plauen | Riesa-Großenhain | Sächsische Schweiz | Stollberg | Torgau-Oschatz | Vogtlandkreis | Weißeritzkreis | Zwickau (city) | Zwickauer Land Annaberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Aue_Schwarzenberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Bautzen is a district in Saxony in Czech Republic and the districts of Sächsische Schweiz, Kamenz, Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Löbau_Zittau. ...
Map of Germany showing Chemnitz Chemnitz (Sorbian/Lusatian Kamjenica) is a city in Saxony, Germany. ...
Chemnitzer Land is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Delitzsch is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Döbeln is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
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. ...
Freiberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Map of Germany showing Görlitz Görlitz ( pronunciation, Lusatian: Zhorjelc, Czech Zhorelec) is a town in Germany on the river Neisse, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony, opposite to the Polish town of Zgorzelec, with which it was once united. ...
Hoyerswerda (Sorbian Wojerecy; population 50,203) is a town in the German Bundesland of Saxony. ...
Kamenz (Lusatian: Kamjenc) is a Kreis (district) in the north-east of Saxony, Germany. ...
Map of Germany showing Leipzig Leipzig [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ...
Leipziger Land is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Löbau-Zittau is a Kreis (district) in the east of Saxony, Germany. ...
Meißen is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. ...
The Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Mittweida is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
The Muldentalkreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German for district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) is the eastermost Kreis (district) of Saxony and Germany. ...
Plauen is a city in east-central Germany. ...
Riesa-Großenhain is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Stollberg is a district in Saxony, Germany. ...
Torgau-Oschatz is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. ...
The Vogtlandkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. ...
Zwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 130 km (82 miles) southwest of Dresden, south of Leipzig and south west of Chemnitz. ...
Zwickauer Land is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Saxony, Germany. ...
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