Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach () is a municipality in the district of
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (, ) is a district ('' Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains.
History
The district was established by merging the former districts ...
,
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
, Germany. It is located on the river
Wesenitz, 6 km west of
Stolpen
Stolpen (, ) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the ''Schloßberg'' with the castle ''Burg Stolpen''.
Burg Stolpen
Burg Stolpen is a castle bui ...
, 9 km northeast of
Pirna
Pirna (; , ) 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 a ''Große ...
and 18 km east of
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
.
Subdivisions
*Dittersbach
*Dobra
*Dürrröhrsdorf
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Elbersdorf
Elbersdorf is a village in the municipality Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, in the landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. The village is near the river Wesenitz and is known for the Belvedere Schöne Höhe: a castle on the t ...
*Porschendorf
*Stürza
*Wilschdorf
*Wünschendorf
Main sights
*The Belvedere on the
Schöne Höhe hill, a tower decorated with frescoes by painter
Carl Gottlieb Peschel after works of
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, and philosoph ...
. Founded by
Johann Gottlob von Quandt
Johann Gottlob von Quandt (9 April 1787 – 19 June 1859) was a German artist, art scholar, and collector.
Biography
Von Quandt was born in Leipzig. He had met and corresponded with Goethe.
Some of his own works are exhibited in the Tower of ...
(1787–1859), it includes a local history exhibition.
*''
Dittersbacher Jahrmarkt''
References
External links
Schöne Höhe
Quandt-Verein
SV-Wesenitztal e.V.
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