Saxon Switzerland
Hilly natural area in Saxony, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the region in Germany. For the district in Saxony, see Sächsische Schweiz (district). For the village in Switzerland, see Saxon, Switzerland.
Saxon Switzerland (German: Sächsische Schweiz) is a hilly climbing area and national park in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. It is located around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany, adjoining Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic. Together with the Czech part, the region is known as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.
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Native name | Sächsische Schweiz |
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Natural region | Elbe Sandstone Mountains |
Natural region characteristics | |
Landscape type | Landscape |
Highest point | Großer Zschirnstein (562 m) |
Settlements | Pirna, Bad Schandau, Sebnitz, Rathen |
County/District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
State(s) | Saxony |
Country | Germany |
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The administrative district for the area is Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The fortress of Königstein is a well-known landmark.