Strand

Strand is a suburb in Rathen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Strand is situated nearby to the village Weißig, as well as near the locality Lilienstein.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lilienstein and Nonne.

Lilienstein

Peak

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Lilienstein is a highly distinctive mountain in Saxon Switzerland, in Saxony, southeastern Germany, and was once the site of a Bohemian castle. It is one of the few table mountains on the east of the river Elbe and constitutes the symbol of the Saxon Switzerland National Park.

Nonne

Peak

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The Nonne is a roughly 18-metre-high, isolated, standing sandstone rock and climbing peak in Saxon Switzerland in Germany. The rock is located southeast of Rathen, east of the rock chain of Rauenstein.

Rauenstein

Peak

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The Rauenstein is a table hill 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thürmsdorf and Königstein.

Thürmsdorf

Village

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Thürmsdorf is a village.

Königstein

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Königstein is a town of 2,100 people in the Saxon Switzerland near Dresden in Germany. It is home to the Königsstein Fortress, one of the largest mountain fortresses in Europe.