Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
District
Flag
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
CapitalPirna
Government
 • District admin.Michael Geisler (CDU)
Area
 • Total
1,654 km2 (639 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
245,143
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPIR, DW, FTL, SEB
Websitewww.landratsamt-pirna.de

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (German pronunciation: [ˈzɛksɪʃə ˈʃvaɪts ˈʔɔstʔeːɐtsɡəˌbɪʁɡə], lit. 'Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains') is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains.

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 Ore Mountains (″Erzgebirge") 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. Klingenberg
  1. Kreischa
  2. Lohmen
  3. Müglitztal
  4. Rathen
  5. Rathmannsdorf
  6. Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
  7. Rosenthal-Bielatal
  8. Struppen

Transport

The district owns the Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, a transport company that provides bus, ferry and tram services to the district. Bundesautobahn 17 passes through the district and several major railway corridors serve the district providing access to Dresden and other local and long distance destinations.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.

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