Gorknitz
Gorknitz is a village in Dohna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony and has about 205 residents. Gorknitz is situated nearby to the village Sürßen, as well as near the suburb Bosewitz.Photo: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dohna Castle and Spargründe bei Dohna.
Dohna Castle
Castle
Photo: Weners, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dohna Castle on the once important medieval trade route from Saxony to Bohemia was the ancestral castle seat of the Burgraves of Dohna. Of the old, once imposing double castle only a few remnants of the walls remain.
Spargründe bei Dohna
Nature reserve
Photo: Staubi59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spargründe bei Dohna is a nature reserve.
Burgwall Robisch
Archaeological site
Photo: Weners, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burgwall Robisch is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamig and Burgstädtel.
Burgstädtel
Village
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Burgstädtel is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Gorknitz.
Müglitztal
Village
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Müglitztal is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. Müglitztal is situated 3½ km southeast of Gorknitz.
Gorknitz
- Type: Village with 205 residents
- Description: village in Germany
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Dohna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.95644° or 50° 57′ 23″ northLongitude
13.82881° or 13° 49′ 44″ eastPopulation
205Elevation
221 metres (725 feet)Open location code
9F2MXR4H+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 276292960OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2918992Wikidata ID
Q1538316
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