Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (, ) is a district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains.
History The district was established by merging the former districts of Sächsische Schweiz and Weißeritzkreis as part of the district reform of August 2008.
Geography
The district is located between Dresden and the Czech Republic. In the southwestern part of the district the easternmost part of the Ore Mountains (″Erzgebirge") is found, the southeastern part of the district is named Saxon Switzerland, which is part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The main river of the district is the Elbe. The district borders (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Mittelsachsen and Meißen, the urban district Dresden, the district of Bautzen, and the Czech Republic.
Towns and municipalities
! colspan=2 align=left width=50%|Towns ! colspan=2 align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || Altenberg Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel Bad Schandau Dippoldiswalde Dohna Freital Glashütte Heidenau Hohnstein Königstein || Liebstadt Neustadt in Sachsen Pirna Rabenau Sebnitz Stadt Wehlen Stolpen Tharandt Wilsdruff || Bahretal Bannewitz Dohma Dorfhain Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach Gohrisch Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau Hermsdorf Klingenberg || Kreischa Lohmen Müglitztal Rathen Rathmannsdorf Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna Rosenthal-Bielatal Struppen
Transport The district owns the Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, a transport company that provides bus, ferry and tram services to the district. Bundesautobahn 17 passes through the district and several major railway corridors serve the district providing access to Dresden and other local and long distance destinations.
See also Armorial of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
References
External links
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