Altenberg (ˈaltənbɛɐ̯k) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

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

 district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, 15 km northwest of Teplice

Teplice

Teplice , Teplice-Šanov until 1948 is a town in the Czech Republic, the capital of the Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is the state's second largest spa town ....

, and 32 km south of Dresden

Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....

.

Municipal subdivisions

Hirschsprung Hirschsprung, Germany Hirschsprung is a village in the eastern Ore Mountains in Saxony, Germany. It is south of Dresden, from Czech border. Since 1965 it has been part of the town of Altenberg.- Foundation :...  (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 Geising Geising is a municipal subdivision of Altenberg 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, 13 km north of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden. Since 1 January...  (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

Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

The Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Altenberg, Germany.-History:Altenberg raced bobsleigh as early as 1908 on a natural track going downhill. By the late 1970s, the East Germans who were already successful in luge, began getting...

 that has been in use since 1987.

The FIBT World Championships 2008

FIBT World Championships 2008

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

 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

• Botanischer Garten Schellerhau
  Botanischer Garten Schellerhau
  The Botanischer Garten Schellerhau is a botanical garden located near the hamlet of Schellerhau at Hauptstrasse 41, Altenberg, Saxony, Germany. It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged....
  
  , a botanical garden
  Botanical garden
  A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...