Sächsische Schweiz (district)

The Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland) was a rural district (Landkreis) in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.

For other uses, see Sächsische Schweiz.
Sächsische Schweiz
District
Coat of arms of Sächsische Schweiz
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°58′N 13°56′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Adm. regionDresden
Disbanded2008
CapitalPirna
Area
 • Total887.88 km2 (342.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total147,180
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPIR
Websitelra-saechsische-schweiz.de

It borders the Czech Republic. Vehicles registered in the district have PIR, for the city of Pirna. This is because the districts own abbreviation would be SS, and this is not used because it is the same as the Nazi SS, the Schutzstaffel

History

The district was created in 1994 when the two districts Sebnitz and Pirna were merged.

Geography

The district is named after the landscape - the Saxon Switzerland - as it is the most mountainous region of Saxony.

Coat of arms
Coat of arms The coat of arms symbolises the geograpy of the district. The two green areas stand for the forests in the two mountain areas, the white wavy line in the middle symbolizes the river Elbe. The coat of arms was created by Horst Torke of Pirna.

Towns and municipalities
Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
  2. Bad Schandau
  3. Dohna
  4. Heidenau
  5. Hohnstein
  6. Königstein
  7. Liebstadt
  8. Neustadt in Sachsen
  9. Pirna
  10. Sebnitz
  11. Stadt Wehlen
  12. Stolpen
  1. Bahretal
  2. Dohma
  3. Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
  4. Gohrisch
  5. Kirnitzschtal
  6. Lohmen
  7. Müglitztal
  8. Porschdorf
  9. Rathen
  10. Rathmannsdorf
  11. Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
  12. Rosenthal-Bielatal
  13. Struppen

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