Saxon Switzerland

This article is about the region in Germany. For the district in Saxony, see Sächsische Schweiz (district). For the village in Switzerland, see Saxon, Switzerland.

Saxon Switzerland
View of the Lilienstein in Saxon Switzerland
View of the Lilienstein in Saxon Switzerland
View of the Lilienstein in Saxon Switzerland
Native nameSächsische Schweiz
Natural regionElbe Sandstone Mountains
Natural region characteristics
Landscape typeLandscape
Highest pointGroßer Zschirnstein (562 m)
SettlementsPirna, Bad Schandau, Sebnitz, Rathen
County/DistrictSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
State(s)Saxony
CountryGermany
Bastei bridge in Saxon Switzerland
Sunset in Saxon Switzerland from the top of the Papststein. The three large hills are Gohrisch (l), the Königstein Fortress (c) and the Lilienstein (r).
The Barbarine at Pfaffenstein
Physical map of Saxon Switzerland
The Lilienstein at dusk

Saxon Switzerland (German: Sächsische Schweiz) is a hilly climbing area and national park in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. It is located around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany, adjoining Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic. Together with the Czech part, the region is known as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.

The administrative district for the area is Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The fortress of Königstein is a well-known landmark.