Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
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Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach (ˈdʏɐ̯ʁøːɐ̯sˌdɔɐ̯f ˈdɪtɐsˌbax) is a Saxon
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

 (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...

) municipality in the district of 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 :...

. It is located near 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....

, Pirna
Pirna
Pirna is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 40,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt...

 and Stolpen
Stolpen
Stolpen is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- References :...

. Its nearest river is the Wesenitz
Wesenitz
The Wesenitz is a river in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, right tributary of the Elbe. Its total length is 83 km. The Wesenitz runs through the tourist regions of the Lusatian Highlands and Saxon Switzerland...

.

Main sights

  • The Belvedere on the Schöne Höhe hill, a tower decorated with frescoes by painter Carl Gottlieb Peschel after works of Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Founded by Johann Gottlob von Quandt
    Johann Gottlob von Quandt
    Johann Gottlob von Quandt was a German artist, art scholar and collector.Von Quandt was born at Leipzig. He had met and corresponded with Goethe....

     (1787–1859), it includes a local history exhibition.
  • Dittersbacher Jahrmarkt

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