Sächsische Schweiz

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This article is about the district. For the more known landscape with the same name, see Saxon Switzerland.

Sächsische Schweiz
District

Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Dresden
Disbanded	2008-08-01
Capital	Pirna
Area
• Total	887.88 km² (342.81 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	147,180
• Density	170/km² (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	lra-saechsische-schweiz.de

The Sächsische Schweiz (English: Saxon Switzerland) is a former district (Kreis) in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from west clockwise) Weißeritzkreis, the district-free city Dresden and the districts Kamenz and Bautzen. To the south it borders the Czech Republic.

History

The district was created in 1994 when the two districts Sebnitz and Pirna were merged. In August 2008, as a part of the district reform in Saxony, the districts of Sächsische Schweiz and Weißeritzkreis were merged into the new district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge.

Geography

The district is named after the landscape - the Saxon Switzerland - as it is the most mountainous region of Saxony. To the west are the Ore Mountains, and to the east the Lausitzer Bergland (Lusatian Mountains). The river Elbe flows through the Elbsandsteingebirge and separates the two mountain ranges. The highest elevation of the district is the 644 m (2,113 ft) high Oelsener Höhe in the southwest of the district, the lowest elevation is the valley of the Elbe at the boundary to Dresden which is 109 m (358 ft) above sea level.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms symbolizes the geographical location of the district. The two green areas stand for the forests in the two mountain areas, the white wavy line in the middle symbolizes the river Elbe. The coat of arms was created by Horst Torke, Pirna.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel Bad Schandau Dohna Heidenau Hohnstein Königstein Liebstadt Neustadt in Sachsen Pirna Sebnitz Stadt Wehlen Stolpen	Bahretal Dohma Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach Gohrisch Kirnitzschtal Lohmen Müglitztal Porschdorf Rathen Rathmannsdorf Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna Rosenthal-Bielatal Struppen

External links

Media related to Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (German)
Regional website (German)
Tourism website (German)
Official tourism portal of the destination Saxon Switzerland (English)
Regional website (francais)
tourism portal regional info (German)

v t e Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Saxony in Germany

Urban districts	Chemnitz Dresden Leipzig

Rural districts	Bautzen Erzgebirgskreis Görlitz Leipzig Meißen Mittelsachsen Nordsachsen Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Vogtlandkreis Zwickau

Former urban districts	Görlitz Hoyerswerda Plauen Zwickau

Former rural districts	Annaberg Aue-Schwarzenberg Chemnitzer Land Delitzsch Döbeln Freiberg Kamenz Leipziger Land Löbau-Zittau Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Mittweida Muldentalkreis Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis Riesa-Großenhain Sächsische Schweiz Stollberg Torgau-Oschatz Weißeritzkreis Zwickauer Land

v t e Towns and municipalities in Sächsische Schweiz

Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel Bad Schandau Bahretal Dohma Dohna Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach Gohrisch Heidenau Hohnstein Kirnitzschtal Königstein Liebstadt Lohmen Müglitztal Neustadt in Sachsen Pirna Porschdorf Rathen Rathmannsdorf Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna Rosenthal-Bielatal Sebnitz Stadt Wehlen Stolpen Struppen

Coordinates: 50°58′N 13°56′E / 50.967°N 13.933°E / 50.967; 13.933

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