Saxon Switzerland
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Bad Schandau

Großer Winterberg

Großer Winterberg is a mountain of , southeastern . It is the second highest mountain of the and is located on the border between Germany and the .
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pravčická brána and Kleiner Winterberg.

Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a narrow rock formation in in the , approx. 3 km northeast of . With a span of 26.5 metres, an inside height of 16 metres, 8 metre maximum width and 3 metre arch, it is the largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, and one of the most striking nature monuments in the .

Peak
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is a hill in .

Peak
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The , also called the Vorderes Raubschloss, is a rock formation, about 130 metres high, in . It lies on the northern slopes of the Großer Winterberg in the rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schmilka and Hřensko.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 200 inhabitants. With an elevation of 130 metres above sea level, it is the lowest situated municipality in the country.

Village
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is a village.

Großer Winterberg

Latitude
50.89628° or 50° 53′ 47″ north
Longitude
14.25953° or 14° 15′ 34″ east
Elevation
556 metres (1,824 feet)
Open location code
9F2PV7W5+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251874654
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2915825
Wiki­data ID
Q881976
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Upper Sorbian—“Großer Winterberg” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Großer Winterberg”
  • Cebuano: “Großer Winterberg”
  • Czech: “Großer Winterberg”
  • Dutch: “Großer Winterberg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جروسير وينتيربيرج (ألمانيا)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جروسير وينتيربيرج”
  • Esperanto: “Grosser Winterberg”
  • Esperanto: “Großer Winterberg”
  • French: “Großer Winterberg”
  • German: “Grosser Winterberg”
  • German: “Großer Winterberg”
  • Ladin: “Großer Winterberg”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Wulki Zymnik”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Müllerwiese and Bachturm.

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