Sonnenstein
Sonnenstein is a hill in Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony and has about 6,320 residents and an elevation of 200 metres. Sonnenstein is situated nearby to the suburb Cunnersdorf, as well as near Posta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hill with an elevation of 200 metres
- Description: suburb of Prina, Germany
- Also known as: “Pirna-Sonnenstein”
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.
Geibeltbad Pirna
Water park
The Geibeltbad Pirna is a public bath and water sport facility in Pirna near Dresden, Saxony in Germany. Finished under the Nazis on June 20, 1937, it is one of the largest baths in the world.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pirna and Copitz.
Pirna
Town
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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.
Sonnenstein
- Categories: Ortsteil and landform
- Location: Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Irish—“Sonnenstein” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برنا-زننشتاين”
- Arabic: “زننشتاين”
- Cebuano: “Pirna-Sonnenstein”
- Czech: “Sonnenstein”
- Dutch: “Pirna-Sonnenstein”
- Dutch: “Sonnenstein”
- French: “Sonnenstein”
- German: “Sonnenstein”
- Irish: “Sonnenstein”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cunnersdorf and Posta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Klosterkirche St. Heinrich (Pirna) and Stadtmuseum Pirna.
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