Caption

Sonnenstein Castle is a partially preserved castle-fortress in the Sonnenstein district of Pirna with extensive grounds. First mentioned in 1269, the fortress located above the old town secured the routes from Stolpen to Prague and from Königstein to Meissen Since December 2011, it has been the administrative seat of the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district. former institutional church

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

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BRK24F06_198

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Keywords

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