Posta is a village in the municipality of Pirna, in

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. It was incorporated into Pirna in 1922. It consists of Niederposta (Lower Posta) and Oberposta (Upper Posta). The place was mentioned for the first time in 1417.Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen
/ref> It is situated on the right bank of the river

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

, northeast of Pirna town centre.

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Pirna Populated places in Saxon Switzerland {{SächsischeSchweizOsterzgebirge-geo-stub