Sonnenstein
Sonnenstein is a suburb in Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony and has about 6,320 residents. 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: Suburb with 6,320 residents
- 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.
Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre
Memorial
The Sonnenstein Euthanasia Clinic was a Nazi killing centre located in the former fortress of Sonnenstein Castle near Pirna in eastern Germany, where a hospital had been established in 1811.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pirna and Copitz.
Pirna
Town
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Zehista
Suburb
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Zehista is a village in the municipality of Pirna in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into Pirna in 1930. Zehista is situated 3 km southwest of Sonnenstein.
Sonnenstein
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Pirna, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.95688° or 50° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
13.95135° or 13° 57′ 5″ eastPopulation
6,320Open location code
9F2MXX42+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 296555335OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q1112797
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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
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ASG Bildungszentrum Pirna and LfULG Abt. 3 Informations- & Servicestelle Pirna.
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