Großer Zschand
The Großer Zschand is the longest dry valley in Saxon Switzerland and runs for about 6 km from the Neumann Mill in the Kirnitzsch valley to the ''Roßmaulwiese'' meadown in Bohemian Switzerland. The Großer Zschand has no permanent watercourse; during times of snowmelt or after heavy rain, individual, locally limited watercourses and small marshy areas are formed. History The Großer Zschand was used in the days before the development of Saxon Switzerland as a trade route between Bohemia and Saxony. At Zeughaus (Saxon Switzerland), Zeughaus there used to be a customs post. Until the present Bundesstraße 172 from Schmilka via Hřensko to Děčín had been fully upgraded, the Großer Zschand was used as a transport link from Bad Schandau. Salt licks and bear pits are witness to hunting in the region. An educational path, the Flößersteig ("Rafting Trail") begins at the Neumann Mill, running parallel to the Kirnitzsch river to Bad Schandau. In the northern part of the Gr ...
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