The Wolfsberg is a 342.9 m high hill 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 ...
in the German
Free State of Saxony
Free may refer to:
Concept
* Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything
* Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism
* Emancipate, to procure ...
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Location
The hill lies south of
Reinhardtsdorf in the
Elbe Sandstone Mountains
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe Sandstone Highlands (german: Elbsandsteingebirge; cs, Děčinská vrchovina), are a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemia ...
. The actual summit is just behind the Panoramahotel Wolfsberg, but is on private land and not readily accessible. Just below the hotel an important hiking trail, the Artists' Way (''Malerweg''), intersects with the trail to Saxon Switzerland's highest hill, the
Großer Zschirnstein
The Großer Zschirnstein () is the highest hill in the Saxon and German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
Origin of the name
The name appears to be derived from the Slavic root word for "black".
Location and area
There are two climbing peaks ...
. An information board describes the life of
Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich (5 September 1774 – 7 May 1840) was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscape ...
who is famous for his landscapes of Saxon Switzerland.
History
An inn was built a little way below the summit in 1890 which became a popular destination as a result of its good views. The inn has now become a "panorama hotel".
Ascent of the summit
* The hill may be ascended from the railway halt of
Schmilka
Bad Schandau (; hsb, Žandow) is a spa town in Germany, in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the mouth of the valley of the Kirnitzsch and in the area often described as S ...
in the Elbe valley along a red-signed hiking trail that runs past the Kaiserkrone, through
Schöna and Neue Sorge to the Wolfsberg. It is possible to continue along the path through the forest to the
Großer Zschirnstein
The Großer Zschirnstein () is the highest hill in the Saxon and German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
Origin of the name
The name appears to be derived from the Slavic root word for "black".
Location and area
There are two climbing peaks ...
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External links
Panoramahotel Wolfsberg
Mountains of Saxon Switzerland
Elbe Sandstone Mountains
Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
Hills of Saxony
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