Spätmittelalterliches Steinkreuz

Spätmittelalterliches Steinkreuz is a stone in Gohrisch, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Spätmittelalterliches Steinkreuz is situated nearby to the historic site Gohrischer Steinsäule, as well as near the athletics track stoppOmat Königstein Ziel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hunger stone and Gohrisch.

Hunger stone

Stone

Photo: Sastognuti, Public domain.

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 northwest of Spätmittelalterliches Steinkreuz.

Gohrisch

Peak

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gohrisch is a table hill in the German region of Saxon Switzerland, left of the River Elbe in Saxony.

Pfaffenstein

Peak

Photo: Zp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pfaffenstein, formerly called the Jungfernstein, is a table hill, 434.6 m above sea level, in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxony. It lies west of the River Elbe near Königstein and is also referred to as "Saxon Switzerland in miniature" on account of its diverse structure.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pfaffendorf and Königstein.

Pfaffendorf

Village

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pfaffendorf is a village.

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.