Hohnstein () is a town located in the
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (german: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge) is a district ('' Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains.
History
The district was estab ...
district of
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. As of 2020, its population numbered a total of 3,262.
Geography
It is situated in
Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland (german: Sächsische Schweiz) is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sands ...
, 12 km east of
Pirna
Pirna (; hsb, Pěrno; ) is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as ...
, and 28 km southeast of
Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
(centre). It is dominated by its castle, standing on a sandstone rock.
The municipal territory includes the villages (''Ortsteile'') of Cunnersdorf, Ehrenberg, Goßdorf, Lohsdorf, Rathewalde,
Ulbersdorf
Ulbersdorf is a village in Saxon Switzerland in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in southeastern Saxony, Germany. It was mentioned first in 1432 as ''Olbersdorff'' and is part of the town of Hohnstein since 1994.
Geography
Ul ...
and Waitzdorf.
Gallery
File:Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1985, MiNr 2976.jpg, 1985 stamp of the castle.
File:Hohnstein - Burg und Stadt von Osten.JPG, View of the town and the castle.
File:Hohnstein - Blick auf die Stadtkirche - geo-en.hlipp.de - 11321.jpg, Town's church
File:Rathewalde_church.jpg, Church in Rathewalde
File:Amselfall_2014.jpg, The Amsel Falls The Amsel Falls (german: Amselfall) are a waterfall in Saxon Switzerland in East Germany, roughly a kilometre north of the famous Bastei crags.
As the ''Grünbach'' stream passes through a particularly narrow, gorge-like section of the Amselgrund v ...
near Rathewalde
See also
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Hohnstein Castle (Saxon Switzerland)
Hohnstein Castle (german: Burg Hohnstein) is a medieval castle in the village of the same name, Hohnstein in Saxon Switzerland in the Free State of Sachsen in East Germany.
Location
The castle is located on a hard sandstone slab, 140 metres ...
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Schwarzbach Railway
The Schwarzbach railway (german: Schwarzbachbahn) was a Saxon narrow-gauge railway in Saxon Switzerland. It began in Goßdorf-Kohlmühle station on the Sebnitz Valley railway and ran along the valley of the Schwarzbach to Hohnstein.
Overview ...
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Goßdorf-Kohlmühle railway station
Goßdorf-Kohlmühle (german: Bahnhof Goßdorf-Kohlmühle) (known as ''Kohlmühle'' until 14 May 1936) is a railway station serving the villages of Goßdorf and Kohlmühle, Saxony, Germany. The station is served by one train service, operated by ...
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Ulbersdorf railway station
Ulbersdorf (german: Bahnhof Ulbersdorf) is a railway station in the village of Ulbersdorf, Saxony, Germany. The station lies on the Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway. The station is served by one train service, operated by DB Regio in cooperation wi ...
References
External links
*Newsreel WK2 from a private archive: http://www.archiv-akh.de/filme#1549 (Material Nr 1966, Time 10:17:28)
Populated places in Saxon Switzerland
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