List of mountains and hills of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
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This list of mountains and hills in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains contains a selection of mountains, hills, crags and foothills in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
that straddle the German
-Czech
border – also referred to as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.
The key to abbreviations in the table is given below.
Elbe Sandstone Mountains
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe sandstone highlands is a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, with about three-quarters of the area lying on the German side...
that straddle the German
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...
-Czech
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....
border – also referred to as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.
The key to abbreviations in the table is given below.
| Mountain, Hill, Foothill, Crag (German name) |
Height CZ 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.... : m n.m., D 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... : m above NN |
Area (Location in the NP National park A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or... ) |
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| Děčínský Sněžník Decínský Snežník The Děčínský Sněžník is a mountain in the Czech Republic and, at above sea level, the highest peak in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The Sněžník is located in the Jílové municipality, west of Děčín in the Ústí nad Labem Region, in the mountainous area of Bohemian Switzerland, close to the border... (Hoher Schneeberg) |
722.8 | Bohemian Switzerland | Sněžník Snežník Sněžník may refer to:*Děčínský Sněžník, a mountain in the Czech Republic, near Děčín*Králický Sněžník , a mountain on the Czech–Polish border*Králický Sněžník... (Schneeberg) |
highest mountain in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains; observation tower and mountain inn |
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| Růžovský vrch Růžovský vrch The Růžovský vrch, also Růžák is the dominant mountain in the Bohemian Switzerland east of the River Elbe in the Czech Republic. Its almost circular cone shape makes it one of the most typical representatives of the mountains of North Bohemia. The upper part of the mountain is made of basalt,... (Rosenberg) |
619.1 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Růžová (Rosendorf) |
highest mountain in Bohemian Switzerland NP; used to have an observation tower | |
| Široký vrch (Steingeschütte) |
585.7 | Bohemian Switzerland | Doubice Doubice Doubice is a village and municipality in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 106 .... (Daubitz) |
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| Großer Zschirnstein Großer Zschirnstein The Großer Zschirnstein is the highest hill in the Saxon and German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.- Location and area :There are two climbing peaks on the Großer Zschirnstein - the Großer and Kleiner Zschirnsteinturm . There is also the Südwand climbing route that ends directly at the... |
560.3 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Kleingießhübel | highest elevation in 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.... (German 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... ) part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains; viewing point |
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| Großer Winterberg Großer Winterberg Großer Winterberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.... |
556.0 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Schmilka | highest elevation in Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ; observation tower and hilltop hotel |
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| Vápenný vrch (Kalkofenberg, Maschkenberg) |
548 | Bohemian Switzerland | Doubice Doubice Doubice is a village and municipality in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 106 .... (Daubitz) |
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| Spravedlnost Spravedlnost Spravedlnost, is a hill, shrouded in legend, in the extreme east of Bohemian Switzerland. The 533 m high volcanic cone is the local mountain of the village of Doubice .... (Iricht) |
533 | Bohemian Switzerland | Doubice Doubice Doubice is a village and municipality in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 106 .... (Daubitz) |
viewing point | |
| Kleiner Winterberg Kleiner Winterberg (Saxon Switzerland) Kleiner Winterberg is a mountain of Saxon Switzerland..... |
499.9 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Schmilka | with Winterbergpavillon hunting lodge and Wappenstein; viewing point |
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| Großes Horn | 495.8 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Bad Gottleuba | ||
| Okrouhlík (Scheibekoppe) |
494 | Bohemian Switzerland | Maxičky (Maxdorf) |
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| Sokolí vrch (Limberg) |
490.8 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Doubice Doubice Doubice is a village and municipality in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 106 .... (Daubitz) |
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| Rudolfův kámen Rudolfův kámen The Rudolfův kámen , near Jetřichovice in the Bohemian Switzerland is a hill, .It was named in 1824 after Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Previously it had been called the Ostroh or Hoher Stein. A hut was built at the top. In good weather there are long views from the summit... , (Rudolfstein) bzw. Ostroh (Hoher Stein) |
484 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Jetřichovice Jetřichovice Jetřichovice is a village and municipality in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 417 .... (Dittersbach) |
viewing point | |
| Suchý vrch (Suppgeberg) |
481 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Rynartice (Rennersdorf) |
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| Auerhahnsteig | 480.3 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Schmilka | ||
| Mlýny Mlýny Mlýny is a village and municipality in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 136 .... |
475 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Vysoká Lípa (Hohenleipa) |
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| Kleiner Zschirnstein Kleiner Zschirnstein The Kleine Zschirnstein is a 472.7 metre high table mountain in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxony.It is located north of the Großer Zschirnstein above the village of Kleingießhübel. The summit plateau rises gently from east to west and is covered in forest... |
472.7 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Kleingießhübel | viewing point | |
| Hřímavý | 469 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Mezní Louka (Rainwiese) |
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| Raumberg | 459.3 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Hinterhermsdorf | Ruins of a survey tower | |
| Papststein Papststein Papststein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.... |
451.2 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Papstdorf | Hilltop inn and fire brigade watchtower; viewing point |
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| Gohrisch | 447.8 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Gohrisch Gohrisch Gohrisch is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.- References :... |
viewing point | |
| Vilemínina stěna (Wilhelminenwand) |
439 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Rynartice (Rennersdorf) |
near "Balzerovo lezeni" (Balzers Lager); viewing point |
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| Děčínský les | 438 | Bohemian Switzerland | Dolní Žleb (Niedergrund) |
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| Pfaffenstein Pfaffenstein The Pfaffenstein, formerly called the Jungfernstein, is a low table mountain, , in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxony. It lies west of the River Elbe near Königstein and is also referred to as "Saxon Switzerland in miniature" on account of its diverse structure.The wild, jagged mountain with... |
434.6 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Königstein | observation tower and hilltop inn (incl. part of the Museum for Mineralogy and Geology, Dresden); Pfaffenstein nature reserve (39,5 ha; 1997) |
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| Mariina skála Mariina skála The Mariina skála, is a 428 m rocky hill in Bohemian Switzerland not far from Jetřichovice in the Czech Republic. It was named in the 19th century after Princess Marie Kinsky. Before that, the hill was known as the "Spitzgestein" or "Grosser Spitziger"... (Marienfels) |
428 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Jetřichovice Jetřichovice Jetřichovice is a village and municipality in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 417 .... (Dittersbach) |
observation and refuge hut | |
| Vilemínina skála (Wilhelminenfels) |
422 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Rynartice (Rennersdorf) |
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| Kleines Pohlshorn | 417.2 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Hinterhermsdorf | ||
| Schrammsteine Schrammsteine The Schrammsteine are a long, strung-out, very jagged group of rocks in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains located east of Bad Schandau in Saxon Switzerland in East Germany. To the north they are bordered by the Kirnitzsch valley, to the south by the Elbe valley and to the east by the Affensteine rocks.... - Hoher Torstein - Schrammsteinaussicht - Falkenstein |
425.0 425.0 417.2 381.2 |
Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Bad Schandau Bad Schandau Bad Schandau is a spa town in Germany, in the south of the Free State of Saxony and the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the mouth of the little valley of the Kirnitzsch.-Geography:... |
viewing point | |
| Lilienstein Lilienstein Lilienstein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany and site of a former Bohemian castle.... |
415.2 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Prossen | Hilltop inn and Wettin obelisk |  |
| Waitzdorfer Höhe | 413.7 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Waitzdorf | ||
| Teichstein | 412.5 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Ottendorf | ||
| Křížový vrch (Kreuzberg) |
408 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Rynartice (Rennersdorf) |
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| Pastevní vrch (Hutberg) |
402 | Bohemian Switzerland | Růžová (Rosendorf) |
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| Hausberg | 396.8 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Kirnitzschtal Kirnitzschtal Kirnitzschtal is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.-Geography:The town is divided into 5 parishes and has its administrative seat in Lichtenhain:*Altendorf*Mittelndorf*Lichtenhain... |
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| Krkavčí skála (Rabenfels) |
393 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Rynartice (Rennersdorf) |
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| Kleinhennersdorfer Stein Kleinhennersdorfer Stein Kleinhennersdorfer Stein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.... |
392.1 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Kleinhennersdorf | ||
| Zámecký vrch (Schloßberg) |
391 | Bohemian Switzerland | Vysoká Lípa (Hohenleipa) |
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| Cottaer Spitzberg Cottaer Spitzberg The Cottaer Spitzberg is a 390.8 m high basalt dome on the western edge of Saxon Switzerland. Since 1979 the hill has been a protected area due to its geological and botanical features.- Location and area :... |
390.8 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Cotta Dohma Dohma is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.- References :... |
viewing point | |
| Winterstein Winterstein (Saxon Switzerland) The Winterstein, also called the Hinteres Raubschloss, is an isolated, elongated rock massif in the hinterland of Saxon Switzerland in East Germany... or Hinteres Raubschloß |
390.0 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Ottendorf | Ruins of medieval rock castle | |
| Zirkelstein Zirkelstein The Zirkelstein is the smallest table mountain of Saxon Switzerland. It is a wooded, cone-shaped hill with a striking 40 metre high summit block of sandstone rock.- Location and area :... |
384.5 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Schöna Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district in the German federal state of Saxony. It has a population of approximately 1,600 and is located close to the Czech border in Saxon Switzerland, a popular tourist region.... |
renown through the painting Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer; viewing point |
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| Kovářův kopec (Gutsims) |
383 | Bohemian Switzerland | Kamenická Stráň (Kamnitzleiten) |
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| Falkenstein | 381.2 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Bad Schandau Bad Schandau Bad Schandau is a spa town in Germany, in the south of the Free State of Saxony and the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the mouth of the little valley of the Kirnitzsch.-Geography:... |
climbing rock | |
| Großes Pohlshorn | 378.8 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Hinterhermsdorf | ||
| Lorenzsteine | 375.0 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Ottendorf | ||
| Königstein | 360.7 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Königstein | Festung Königstein | |
| Kaiserkrone | 350,8 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Schöna Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district in the German federal state of Saxony. It has a population of approximately 1,600 and is located close to the Czech border in Saxon Switzerland, a popular tourist region.... |
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| Quirl | 349.6 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Königstein | ||
| Wolfsberg Wolfsberg (Saxon Switzerland) The Wolfsberg is a 342.9 m high hill in Saxon Switzerland in the German Free State of Saxony.- Location :The hill lies south of Reinhardtsdorf in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The actual summit is just behind the Panoramahotel Wolfsberg, but is on private land and not readily accessible... |
342.9 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Reinhardtsdorf | hillside "panorama hotel" and viewing point | |
| Neuer Wildenstein | 337.1 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Kirnitzschtal Kirnitzschtal Kirnitzschtal is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.-Geography:The town is divided into 5 parishes and has its administrative seat in Lichtenhain:*Altendorf*Mittelndorf*Lichtenhain... |
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| Kobylka Kobylka Kobyłka is a town of 17,500 inhabitants located right outside of the city of Warsaw, near Wołomin in the Masovian Voivodeship.Located in a densely forested area, the town has been a village at least since 15th century. In 18th century the village was one of the main centres of production of... |
319 | Bohemian Switzerland (Bohemian Switzerland NP) |
Hřensko Hrensko Hřensko is a small village of approximately 320 inhabitants in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic on the border with Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Kamenice and Labe rivers and was established during the 15th century as a trading settlement... (Herrnskretschen) |
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| Rauenstein Rauenstein (hill) The Rauenstein is a low table mountain in Saxon Switzerland in Germany. It rises west of the Elbe inside the Elbe loop near Rathen. It has a height of 304 metres and drops steeply to the north into the Elbe valley. It is has a deeply incised structure and is about 600 metres long and 200 metres... |
303.7 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... |
Rathen Rathen Rathen is a village in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, in Saxony, Germany, about 35 km southeast of Dresden on the Elbe River. Rathen has between 400 and 500 inhabitants.... |
Hilltop restaurant; viewing point |
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| Bockstein | 244.5 | Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.... (Saxon Switzerland NP Saxon Switzerland National Park The Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away... ) |
Porschdorf Porschdorf Porschdorf is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.- References :... |
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Key
The abbreviations used in the table (in alphabetical order) are:- NP = National ParkNational parkA national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
– Saxon Switzerland National ParkSaxon Switzerland National ParkThe Saxon Switzerland National Park , is a National Park in the German Free State of Saxony near the capital city of Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km² in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains which is called the Saxon Switzerland .The National Park is not far away...
and Bohemian Switzerland National Park (Národní park České Švýcarsko) - NSG = nature reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
– with area in hectares (ha) or square kilometres (km²) and year of foundation
See also
- List of mountains in Saxony
- List of the highest mountains of Germany
- List of the highest mountains in the German states