Hohnstein

Hohnstein

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Hohnstein
Location of Hohnstein within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
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Coordinates: 50°59′N 14°07′E / 50.983°N 14.117°E / 50.983; 14.117Coordinates: 50°59′N 14°07′E / 50.983°N 14.117°E / 50.983; 14.117
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
 • Mayor Sebastian Brade (UWU)
Area
 • Total 64.61 km2 (24.95 sq mi)
Elevation 330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,297
 • Density 51/km2 (130/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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.

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