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Koenigstein Fortress
Already Conquered?
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n the middle of Saxon Switzerland, the stately mountain fortress lies
on a mesa towering 247 meters above the Elbe River – with a magnificent
panoramic view all the way to Dresden. The oldest preserved
barracks in Germany, the deepest fountain in Saxony at 152 meters, the
first Saxon garrison church and the replica of Augustus the Strong’s
legendary giant wine cask, which once held 238,600 liters, can all be
marveled at here.
The invincible »Saxon Bastille« once kept porcelain inventor Johann
Friedrich Boettger safe from the clutches of other princes and was a
Morning scenery over the Elbe valley
Cannon above a sea of mist
feared prison for prominent inmates, including the anarchist Michael
Bakunin, the social democrat August Bebel and the writer Frank Wedekind.
Today, thanks to the elevator and panorama lift, the mountain fortress
can be conquered quite effortlessly. The impressive exhibition »IN LAPIDE
REGIS – On the King’s Stone«, numerous events, thematic guided tours
and creative hands-on activities, themed culinary experiences, weddings
and other events as well as vacation apartments are part of the varied offer
of Koenigstein Fortress.
Interactive exhibitions
Koenigstein Fortress
01824 Koenigstein
Telephone +49 (0) 35 02 16 46 07
info@festung-koenigstein.de
www.festung-koenigstein.de
Directions
By car via A 17 exit Pirna, continue via B 172 towards Bad Schandau
By public transportation S-Bahn S 1 to Koenigstein; Elbe steamboats to Koenigstein landing stage
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Koenigstein
Fortress