Hohnstein

This article is about the town in Saxon Switzerland. For the nearby castle, see Hohnstein Castle (Saxon Switzerland). For the ruined castle in the Harz, see Hohnstein Castle (Harz).

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Coat of arms of Hohnstein Coat of arms
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Location of Hohnstein within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
• Mayor	Sebastian Brade (UWU)
Area
• Total	64.61 km2 (24.95 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)
• Total	3,379
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01848
Dialling codes	035975
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.hohnstein.de

Hohnstein is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. As of 2010 its population was of 3,671.

Geography

It is situated in Saxon Switzerland, 12 km east of Pirna, and 28 km southeast of Dresden (centre). It is dominated by its castle, standing on a sandstone rock.

Municipal territory includes the villages (Ortsteil) of Cunnersdorf, Ehrenberg, Goßdorf, Lohsdorf, Rathewalde, Ulbersdorf and Waitzdorf.

Gallery

• Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1985, MiNr 2976.jpg

  1985 stamp of the castle.

• Hohnstein - Burg und Stadt von Osten.JPG

  View of the town and the castle.

• Hohnstein - Blick auf die Stadtkirche - geo-en.hlipp.de - 11321.jpg

  Town's church

• Rathewalde church.jpg

  Church in Rathewalde

• Amselfall 2014.jpg

  The Amsel Falls near Rathewalde

See also

• Hohnstein Castle (Saxon Switzerland)
• Schwarzbach Railway
• Goßdorf-Kohlmühle railway station
• Ulbersdorf railway station

External links

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