Sächsische Schweiz (district)
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This article is about the district. For the more known landscape with the same name, see Saxon Switzerland.
The Sächsische Schweiz (English: Saxon Switzerland) is a former district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from west clockwise) Weißeritzkreis, the district-free city Dresden and the districts Kamenz and Bautzen. To the south it borders the Czech Republic.
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Sächsische Schweiz | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
Adm. region | Dresden |
Disbanded | 2008-08-01 |
Capital | Pirna |
Area | |
• Total | 887.88 km2 (342.81 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 147,180 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | PIR |
Website | www |
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