Goldbrunnen

Goldbrunnen is a spring in Gohrisch, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Goldbrunnen is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Liliensteinblick, as well as near the quarry Felsenbühne.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hunger stone and Lilienstein.

Hunger stone

Stone

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A hunger stone is a type of hydrological landmark common in Central Europe. Hunger stones serve as famine memorials and warnings and were erected in Germany and in ethnic German settlements throughout Europe in the 15th through 19th centuries. Hunger stone is situated 2 km west of Goldbrunnen.

Lilienstein

Peak

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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.

Schloss Prossen

Castle

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Schloss Prossen is a castle, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Goldbrunnen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Königstein and Pfaffendorf.

Königstein

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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.