Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

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 of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
CapitalPirna
Area
 • Total1,654 km2 (639 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total244,009
 • 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.

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 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
  1. Liebstadt
  2. Neustadt in Sachsen
  3. Pirna
  4. Rabenau
  5. Sebnitz
  6. Stadt Wehlen
  7. Stolpen
  8. Tharandt
  9. Wilsdruff
  1. Bahretal
  2. Bannewitz
  3. Dohma
  4. Dorfhain
  5. Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
  6. Gohrisch
  7. Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau
  8. Hermsdorf
  9. Klingenberg
  1. Kreischa
  2. Lohmen
  3. Müglitztal
  4. Rathen
  5. Rathmannsdorf
  6. Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
  7. Rosenthal-Bielatal
  8. 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 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.

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