Feldwand

Feldwand is a peak in Rathen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Feldwand is situated near the locality Feldsteine, as well as near Honigsteine.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bastei and Rathen Open Air Stage.

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.

Rathen Open Air Stage

Theater building

Photo: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Rathen Open Air Stage is a natural stage in Saxon Switzerland in East Germany. It is located in a hollow at the upper end of the Wehlgrund valley between the rocks of Kleine Gans and Großer Wehrturm below the famous Bastei rocks and Neurathen Castle.

Hohnstein Castle

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hohnstein Castle is a medieval castle in the village of the same name, Hohnstein in Saxon Switzerland in the Free State of Sachsen in eastern Germany.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Königstein and Bad Schandau.

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.

Bad Schandau

Photo: Jynto, CC BY 3.0.

Bad Schandau is a spa town in Germany, in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the mouth of the valley of the Kirnitzsch and in the area often described as Saxon Switzerland.

Hohnstein

Town

Photo: Dirk Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hohnstein is a town located in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, in eastern Germany. As of 2020, its population numbered a total of 3,262.

Feldwand

Type: Peak
Category: landform
Location: Rathen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.962° or 50° 57′ 43″ north

Longitude

14.0875° or 14° 5′ 15″ east

Open location code

9F2PX36P+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 528673541

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Feldsteine and Honigsteine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nordkante, Zufallsvariante and Nordkante.

Saxon Switzerland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bad Schandau and Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.

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