Nickstein

Nickstein is a locality in Struppen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Nickstein is situated nearby to the locality Laasensteine, as well as near Rauenstein.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rauenstein and Bastei.

Rauenstein

Peak

Photo: Alma, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rauenstein is a table hill in Saxon Switzerland in Germany. It rises west of the Elbe inside the Elbe loop near Rathen. It has a height of 304 metres and drops steeply to the north into the Elbe valley.

Bastei

Peak

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bastei is a rock formation rising 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. Reaching a height of 305 metres above sea level, the jagged rocks of the Bastei were formed by water erosion over one million years ago.

Nonne

Peak

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Nonne is a roughly 18-metre-high, isolated, standing sandstone rock and climbing peak in Saxon Switzerland in Germany. The rock is located southeast of Rathen, east of the rock chain of Rauenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rathen and Pötzscha.

Rathen

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rathen is a spa town in Saxon Switzerland, Germany. It is close to the Bastei, the most famous rock formation and spectacular viewpoint in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

Pötzscha

Village

Photo: Molgreen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pötzscha is a village.

Stadt Wehlen

Town

Photo: Bautsch, Copyrighted free use.

Stadt Wehlen is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of Saxon Switzerland, on the right bank of the Elbe, 6 km east of Pirna, and 23 km southeast of Dresden.

Nickstein

Type: Locality
Location: Struppen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.95522° or 50° 57′ 19″ north

Longitude

14.06328° or 14° 3′ 48″ east

Open location code

9F2PX347+38

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4771378700

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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