Affensteine
The Affensteine are a long chain of deeply fissured rocks in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains that are located east of Bad Schandau in the German region of Saxon Switzerland.Photo: L. Beck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carolafelsen and Frienstein.
Carolafelsen
Scenic viewpoint
Carolafelsen is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 150 metres west of Affensteine.
Frienstein
Peak
The Frienstein, also called the Vorderes Raubschloss, is a rock formation, about 130 metres high, in Saxon Switzerland. It lies on the northern slopes of the Großer Winterberg in the Affensteine rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schmilka and Mittelndorf.
Mittelndorf
Village
Photo: Alma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mittelndorf is a village in Saxony, Germany, situated in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. It was one of the villages that composed the municipality of Kirnitzschtal. Since 1 October 2012, it is part of the town Sebnitz. Mittelndorf is situated 3½ km northwest of Affensteine.
Lichtenhain
Village
Photo: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lichtenhain is a village in Saxony, Germany, situated in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. It lies on the S154 road that links Bad Schandau and Sebnitz. Lichtenhain is situated 3½ km north of Affensteine.
Affensteine
- Type: Rock
- Description: Rock formation in Germany
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.91327° or 50° 54′ 48″ northLongitude
14.23653° or 14° 14′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9F2PW67P+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2621186036OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockWikidata ID
Q382390
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovak—“Affensteine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Affensteine”
- Czech: “Affensteine”
- Dutch: “Affensteine”
- Esperanto: “Affensteine”
- French: “Affensteine”
- German: “Affensteine”
- German: “Rohnspitze”
- Ladin: “Affensteine”
- Slovak: “Affensteine”
- “Affensteine”
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