Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
—  District  —
Country  Germany
State Saxony
Adm. region Dresden
Capital Pirna
Area
 • Total 1,654 km2 (638.6 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 252,308
 • Density 152.5/km2 (395.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration PIR
Website http://www.landratsamt-pirna.de

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Erzgebirge.

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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

The district is located between Dresden and the Czech Republic. In the southwestern part of the district the easternmost part of the Erzgebirge ("Ore Mountains") 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

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. Höckendorf
  10. Kirnitzschtal
  1. Kreischa
  2. Lohmen
  3. Müglitztal
  4. Pretzschendorf
  5. Rathen
  6. Rathmannsdorf
  7. Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
  8. Rosenthal-Bielatal
  9. Schmiedeberg
  10. Struppen

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. 

External links

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