Saxon Switzerland National Park

Saxon Switzerland National Park lies within a sandstone landscape of rock formations, narrow gorges and species-rich forests. Table mountains and the deeply cut Elbe valley shape the wider cross-border Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Bohemian Switzerland National Park adjoins it on the Czech side.

Rock formations and the Bastei bridge in the Saxon Switzerland landscape.
Rock formations and the Bastei bridge in the Saxon Switzerland landscape. Photograph: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de / Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 de.Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Image source · Crop

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Saxon Switzerland National Park lies within a sandstone landscape of rock formations, narrow gorges and species-rich forests. Table mountains and the deeply cut Elbe valley shape the wider cross-border Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Bohemian Switzerland National Park adjoins it on the Czech side.

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Object type under review
Country
Germany

Editorial reading

Editorial interpretation: The relationship between small rock formations and the larger river valley offers a way to read different landscape scales. The adjoining Czech park adds a cross-border perspective without implying a single continuous visitor route.

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Recorded coordinates: 50.91420, 14.27840

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Source record: Responsible institution or municipality — factual source

Record identifier: factory-dossier-da59df3628af62772ebec444

Source reference: nationalpark-saechsische-schweiz.de

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Source record: Wikimedia Commons photograph and licence

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Within 30 km as the crow flies. Road distances and access have not been calculated.

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