Stolpen | |
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Location of Stolpen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district | |
Coordinates: 51°2′56″N 14°4′58″E / 51.04889°N 14.08278°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–29) | Maik Hirdina[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 60.85 km2 (23.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,559 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 01833 |
Dialling codes | 035973 |
Vehicle registration | PIR |
Website | www.stolpen.de |
Stolpen (Upper Sorbian: Stołpin, pronounced [ˈstɔwpʲin]) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the Schloßberg with the castle Burg Stolpen.