Altenberg, Germany

Altenberg
Altenberg
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Municipal assoc. Altenberg
Town subdivisions 20
Mayor Thomas Kirsten
Basic statistics
Area 145.81 km2 (56.30 sq mi)
Elevation 750 m  (2461 ft)
Population 8,723 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 60 /km2 (155 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PIR
Postal code 01773
Area code 035056
Website www.altenberg.de

Altenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈaltənbɛɐ̯k]) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden.

Contents

Municipal subdivisions

  • Hirschsprung (1965)
  • Rehefeld-Zaunhaus (1994)
  • Zinnwald-Georgenfeld (1994)
  • Kipsdorf (1996)
  • Bärenburg with Ober- und Waldbärenburg (1996)
  • Schellerhau (1996)
  • Bärenfels (1999)
  • Falkenhain (1999)
  • Waldidylle (1999)
  • Bärenstein (2004)
  • Geising (2011)
  • Löwenhain (2011)
  • Fürstenau (2011)
  • Gottgetreu (2011)
  • Müglitz (2011)
  • Fürstenwalde (2011)
  • Rudolphsdorf (2011)
  • Kratzhammer (2011)
  • Liebenau (2011)
  • Lauenstein (2011)

Sport

It is home of the Altenberg bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track that has been in use since 1987.

The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11–24, 2008 in Altenberg, Germany for the fifth time, having done so in 1991 (bobsleigh), 1994 (skeleton), 1999 (skeleton), and 2000 (men's bobsleigh). It was the first time Altenberg has hosted all of the events at one championship

Points of interest

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
Towns and municipalities in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district