Pillnitz
Dresden is the capital of Saxony. It's often referred to locally as Elbflorenz, or "Florence on the Elbe", reflecting its location on the Elbe river and its historical role as a centre for the arts and beautiful architecture – much like Florence in Italy.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: château
- Also known as: “Pillnitz Castle”, “Pillnitz Palace”, “Schloss Pillnitz”, and “Schloß Pillnitz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alte Wache and Orangerie.
Alte Wache
Tourism office
Alte Wache is a tourism office, which is situated 120 metres east of Pillnitz.
Orangerie
Historic building
Orangerie is a historic building, which is situated 280 metres north of Pillnitz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pillnitz and Hosterwitz.
Pillnitz
Suburb
Pillnitz
- Categories: château, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Dresden, Saxon Elbland, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.00877° or 51° 0′ 32″ north
Longitude
13.87043° or 13° 52′ 14″ east
Elevation
118 metres (387 feet)
Inception
1720
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9F3M2V5C+G5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Pillnitz” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Pillnitz sarayı”
- Belarusian: “Пільніц”
- Chinese: “皮爾尼茨宮”
- Czech: “Pillnitz”
- Danish: “Pillnitz Slot”
- Dutch: “Slot Pillnitz”
- Estonian: “Pillnitzi loss”
- French: “château de Pillnitz”
- French: “Château de Pillnitz”
- French: “Schloss Pillnitz”
- German: “Bergpalais”
- German: “Dresden, Schloss Pillnitz”
- German: “Pillnitzer Schloss”
- German: “Pillnitzer Schlosspark”
- German: “Schloss Pillnitz”
- German: “Schlosspark Pillnitz”
- German: “Wasserpalais”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Πίλνιτς”
- Hebrew: “טירת פילניץ”
- Indonesian: “Istana Pillnitz”
- Italian: “Castello di Pillnitz”
- Japanese: “ピルニッツ城”
- Japanese: “ピルニッツ宮殿”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pillnitzslottet”
- Norwegian: “Pillnitzslottet”
- Persian: “کاخ پیلنیتس”
- Polish: “Pałac Pillnitz”
- Russian: “Дворец Пильниц”
- Russian: “Дворцово-парковый ансамбль Пильниц”
- Russian: “Замок Пильниц”
- Russian: “Пильниц”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Pillnitz”
- Ukrainian: “Пільниц”
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