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Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (German: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge) is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains.

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
District
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
CapitalPirna
Area
 • Total1,654 km2 (639 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[1]
 • Total244,722
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPIR, DW, FTL, SEB
Websitewww.landratsamt-pirna.de

History


The district was established by merging the former districts of Sächsische Schweiz and Weißeritzkreis as part of the district reform of August 2008.


Geography


View from the viewpoint on the top of the Papststein. The three large mountains are Gohrisch (left), the Königstein Fortress (in exact centre) and the Lilienstein (right). The village on the right is Kurort Gohrisch.
View from the viewpoint on the top of the Papststein. The three large mountains are Gohrisch (left), the Königstein Fortress (in exact centre) and the Lilienstein (right). The village on the right is Kurort Gohrisch.

The district is located between Dresden and the Czech Republic. In the southwestern part of the district the easternmost part of the Ore Mountains (″Erzgebirge") is found, the southeastern part of the district is named Saxon Switzerland, which is part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The main river of the district is the Elbe. The district borders (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Mittelsachsen and Meißen, the urban district Dresden, the district of Bautzen, and the Czech Republic.


Towns and municipalities


Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtAltenbergHermsdorfKlingenbergKönigsteinRabenau
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Altenberg
  2. Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
  3. Bad Schandau
  4. Dippoldiswalde
  5. Dohna
  6. Freital
  7. Glashütte
  8. Heidenau
  9. Hohnstein
  10. Königstein
  2. Liebstadt
  3. Neustadt in Sachsen
  4. Pirna
  5. Rabenau
  6. Sebnitz
  7. Stadt Wehlen
  8. Stolpen
  9. Tharandt
  10. Wilsdruff
  1. Bahretal
  2. Bannewitz
  3. Dohma
  4. Dorfhain
  5. Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
  6. Gohrisch
  7. Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau
  8. Hermsdorf
  9. Klingenberg
  2. Kreischa
  3. Lohmen
  4. Müglitztal
  5. Rathen
  6. Rathmannsdorf
  7. Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
  8. Rosenthal-Bielatal
  9. Struppen

Transport


The district owns the Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, a transport company that provides bus, ferry and tram services to the district.


See also



References


  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.


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На других языках

[de] Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Der Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ist ein Landkreis in Sachsen, der sich südlich von Dresden bis zur tschechischen Grenze erstreckt.
- [en] Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

[ru] Саксонская Швейцария — Восточные Рудные Горы

Саксонская Швейцария — Восточные Рудные Горы (нем. Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge) — район в Германии. Образован 1 августа 2008 года в результате коммунальной реформы из бывших районов Саксонская Швейцария и Вайсериц.


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