Westecke

Westecke is a scenic viewpoint in Bad Schandau, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Westecke is situated nearby to the historic site Station 56 Lilienstein, as well as near the peak Liliensteinwächter.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Station 56 Lilienstein and Burg Lilienstein.

Station 56 Lilienstein

Historic site

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Station 56 Lilienstein is a historic site.

Burg Lilienstein

Castle

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burg Lilienstein is a castle, which is situated 120 metres east of Westecke.

Lilienstein is a highly distinctive mountain in Saxon Switzerland, in Saxony, southeastern Germany, and was once the site of a Bohemian castle. It is one of the few table mountains on the east of the river Elbe and constitutes the symbol of the Saxon Switzerland National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Königstein and Thürmsdorf.

Königstein

Photo: RitaMoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Königstein is a town of 2,100 people in the Saxon Switzerland near Dresden in Germany. It is home to the Königsstein Fortress, one of the largest mountain fortresses in Europe.