Posta
Posta is a village in the municipality of Pirna, in Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into Pirna in 1922. It consists of Niederposta and Oberposta. The place was mentioned for the first time in 1417.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Germany
- Also known as: “Posta, Pirna”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sonnenstein Castle and St. Mary’s Church.
Sonnenstein Castle
Castle
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sonnenstein Castle is a castle in Pirna, near Dresden, Germany. It housed a mental hospital, which operated from 1811 to the end of World War II in 1945.
Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre
Memorial
The Sonnenstein Euthanasia Clinic was a Nazi killing centre located in the former fortress of Sonnenstein Castle near Pirna in eastern Germany, where a hospital had been established in 1811.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sonnenstein and Pirna.
Pirna
Town
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pirna is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt.
Copitz
Suburb
Copitz is a subdivision of Pirna, in Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into Pirna in 1923. The place was mentioned for the first time in 1417. It is situated on the right bank of the river Elbe, directly opposite Pirna town centre.
Posta
- Categories: village, Ortsteil, and locality
- Location: Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.96652° or 50° 57′ 60″ northLongitude
13.95398° or 13° 57′ 14″ eastElevation
143 metres (469 feet)Open location code
9F2MXX83+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 264758166OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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