Hohnstein

Hohnstein
Coat of arms
Hohnstein
Location of Hohnstein within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Coordinates: 50°59′N 14°07′E / 50.983°N 14.117°E / 50.983; 14.117Coordinates: 50°59′N 14°07′E / 50.983°N 14.117°E / 50.983; 14.117
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
• Mayor	Sebastian Brade (UWU)
Area
• Total	64.61 km2 (24.95 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	3,353
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01848
Dialling codes	035975
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.hohnstein.de

Hohnstein is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. As of 2010 its population was of 3,671.

It is situated in Saxon Switzerland, 12 km east of Pirna, and 28 km southeast of Dresden (centre). It is dominated by its castle, standing on a sandstone rock.

Municipal territory includes the villages (Ortsteil) of Cunnersdorf, Ehrenberg, Goßdorf, Lohsdorf, Rathewalde, Ulbersdorf and Waitzdorf.

1985 stamp of the castle.

View of the town and the castle.

Town's church

Church in Rathewalde

The Amsel Falls near Rathewalde