Saxony
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna

Großer Zschirnstein

The Großer Zschirnstein is the highest hill in the and part of the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 561 metres
  • Description: hill in the Saxon and German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
  • Also known as: “Grosser Zschirnstein”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Station 55 Zschirnstein and Kleiner Zschirnstein.

Historic site
Photo: L. Beck, CC BY 4.0.
is a historic site.

Peak
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kleine Zschirnstein is a 472.7-metre-high table hill in the in . It is located north of the Großer Zschirnstein above the village of Kleingießhübel.

Railway station
Photo: Petr Kinšt, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kleingießhübel and Dolní Žleb.

Village
Photo: Eva Hanisch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Cheva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 200 inhabitants. lies approximately 10 kilometres north of , 26 km north-east of , and 86 km north of .

Großer Zschirnstein

Latitude
50.85485° or 50° 51′ 18″ north
Longitude
14.17662° or 14° 10′ 36″ east
Elevation
561 metres (1,841 feet)
Open location code
9F2PV53G+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 602592648
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2915797
Wiki­data ID
Q1542698
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Großer Zschirnstein” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • Czech: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • Czech: “Velký Zschirnstein”
  • Dutch: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جروسير زسكيرنستين”
  • Esperanto: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • French: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • German: “Großer Zirnstein”
  • German: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • Italian: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • Ladin: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • Polish: “Großer Zschirnstein”
  • Venetian: “Großer Zschirnstein”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Großer Zschirnstein Südwand and Großer Zschirnsteinturm.

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