Sächsische Schweiz (district)

This article is about the district. For the more known landscape with the same name, see Saxon Switzerland.
Sächsische Schweiz
District
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Adm. regionDresden
Disbanded2008-08-01
CapitalPirna
Area
 • Total
887.88 km2 (342.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
147,180
 • Density165.77/km2 (429.33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPIR
Websitewww.lra-saechsische-schweiz.de

The Sächsische Schweiz (English: Saxon Switzerland) is a former district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from west clockwise) Weißeritzkreis, the district-free city Dresden and the districts Kamenz and Bautzen. To the south it borders the Czech Republic.

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