Hochstein

Hochstein is a small, forested mountain in the district of Bautzen in Saxony, southeastern Germany. With an elevation of about 449 m, it is described as the highest summit of the North-West Lusatian hill country.

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Type: Peak with an elevation of 449 metres
Description: mountain in Germany
Also known as: “Sybillenstein”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barockschloss Rammenau and Krohnenberg.

Barockschloss Rammenau

Barockschloss Rammenau

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Krohnenberg

Peak

Photo: Maddl79, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Krohnenberg is a peak.

Röder-Quelle

Spring

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Röder-Quelle is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rammenau and Steina.

Rammenau

Village

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Rammenau is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is known as the birthplace of the well-known German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte.

Steina

Village

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Steina is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.

Burkau

Village

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Burkau or Porchow is a municipality in the east of Saxony, in the district of Bautzen in Germany.

Hochstein

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Elstra, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.1824° or 51° 10′ 57″ north

Longitude

14.1124° or 14° 6′ 45″ east

Elevation

449 metres (1,473 feet)

Open location code

9F3P54J6+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Hochstein from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Upper Sorbian—“Hochstein” goes by many names.

Czech: “Hochstein”
Czech: “Žiwin”
Dutch: “Hochstein”
German: “Hochstein”
Ladin: “Hochstein”
Polish: “Hochstein”
Upper Sorbian: “Žiwin”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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