Rathmannsdorf

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Rathmannsdorf
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Rathmannsdorf
Rathmannsdorf (Germany)
Rathmannsdorf
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Sächsische Schweiz
Municipal assoc. Bad Schandau
Local subdivisions 5
Mayor Rainer Hähnel
Basic statistics
Area 4.37 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation 225 m  (738 ft)
Population 1,121  (30/04/2005)
 - Density 257 /km² (664 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PIR
Postal code 01814
Area code 035022
Website www.rathmannsdorf.de

Coordinates: 50°56′00″N 14°08′00″E / 50.933333, 14.133333

Rathmannsdorf is a township in the Saxon district of Sächsische Schweiz. Rathmannsdorf is found approximately 2 km down the Elbe from Bad Schandau.

[edit] Geography

The township's highest point is a plateau near Bad Schandau at 200 meters above sea level, with the lowest point at 120 meters above sea level along the Elbe.

[edit] History

Rathmannsdorf was first mentioned in a document in 1443. Rathmannsdorf along with Bad Schandau, Porschdorf, and Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna form a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft. The town is also a stop on the Sebnitztalbahn part of the Sächsische Semmering-Bahn, a local railroad.