Waitzdorf

Hohnstein () is a town located in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, Germany. As of 2020, its population numbered a total of 3,262.

Geography

It is situated in Saxon Switzerland, 12 km east of Pirna, and 28 km southeast of Dresden (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 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 near Rathewalde

See also

* Hohnstein Castle (Saxon Switzerland)
* Schwarzbach Railway
* Goßdorf-Kohlmühle railway station
* Ulbersdorf railway station

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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