Quirl
The Quirl is a low table hill, 349 metres high, in Saxon Switzerland, west of the River Elbe. Quirl has an elevation of 286 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: L. Beck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Diebskeller and Königstein Fortress.
Königstein Fortress
Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe.
Hunger stone
Stone
Photo: Sastognuti, Public domain.
A hunger stone is a type of hydrological landmark common in Central Europe. Hunger stones serve as famine memorials and warnings and were erected in Germany and in ethnic German settlements throughout Europe in the 15th through 19th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfaffendorf and Leupoldishain.
Quirl
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 286 metres
- Description: mountain in Germany
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Königstein, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.9045° or 50° 54′ 16″ northLongitude
14.06679° or 14° 4′ 1″ eastElevation
286 metres (938 feet)Open location code
9F2PW338+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 251874917OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Quirl” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Steintrog and Dreikanter.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Quirl”. Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.