Altenberg, Saxony





in Saxony, Germany































































Altenberg
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Coat of arms of Altenberg
Coat of arms

Location of Altenberg







Altenberg is located in Germany

Altenberg

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Altenberg is located in Saxony

Altenberg

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Coordinates: 50°45′52″N 13°45′28″E / 50.76444°N 13.75778°E / 50.76444; 13.75778Coordinates: 50°45′52″N 13°45′28″E / 50.76444°N 13.75778°E / 50.76444; 13.75778
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government

 • Mayor
 Thomas Kirsten
Area

 • Total 145.81 km2 (56.30 sq mi)
Elevation

 750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
(2017-12-31)[1]

 • Total 7,939
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
01773
Dialling codes 035056
Vehicle registration PIR
Website www.altenberg.de

Altenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈaltənbɛɐ̯k] (About this soundlisten)) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.




Contents






  • 1 Overview


  • 2 Municipal subdivisions


  • 3 Points of interest


  • 4 Sport


  • 5 Sons and daughters of the town


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Overview


The town is situated in the Ore Mountains, 32 km south of Dresden, and 15 km northwest of Teplice, Czech Republic.




Altenberg Town hall




Pyramid at the station




Altenberg 1839




Municipal subdivisions









  • Hirschsprung (1965)


  • Rehefeld-Zaunhaus (1994)


  • Zinnwald-Georgenfeld (1994)


  • Kipsdorf (1996)


  • Bärenburg with Ober- und Waldbärenburg (1996)


  • Schellerhau (1996)


  • Bärenfels (1999)


  • Falkenhain (1999)


  • Waldidylle (1999)


  • Bärenstein (2004)


  • Geising (2011)


  • Löwenhain (2011)


  • Fürstenau (2011)


  • Gottgetreu (2011)


  • Müglitz (2011)


  • Fürstenwalde (2011)


  • Rudolphsdorf (2011)


  • Kratzhammer (2011)


  • Liebenau (2011)


  • Lauenstein (2011)


Points of interest






Look-out from the rim of the Great Pinge across the town of Altenberg




  • The Great Pinge (Große Pinge) of Altenberg is a giant pinge or collapsed mineshaft above old mining excavations (mainly tin ore digging) throughout the last centuries. Today this 12 ha area (150 m deep and 450 m in diameter), bordering the town area, is considered to be one out of 77 of the most important geotopes in Germany.

  • DKB-Eiskanal: The Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track venue (official name until 2012: Rennschlitten- und Bobbahn Altenberg (RSBB)).

  • The basalt mountain Geisingberg (824 m) with mountain hut, tower and look-out. On the flanks of the hill, at the Geisingberg Meadows preserve area, there are important populations of globe-flowers and wild orchids, blooming in spring and early summer.


  • Botanischer Garten Schellerhau, a botanical garden



Sport


It is home of the Altenberg bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track that has been in use since 1987.


The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11–24, 2008 in Altenberg, Saxony, for the fifth time, having done so in 1991 (bobsleigh), 1994 (skeleton), 1999 (skeleton), and 2000 (men's bobsleigh). It was the first time Altenberg has hosted all of the events at one championship



Sons and daughters of the town




  • Friedrich Leibniz (also Leibnütz), (1597-1652), jurist, philosopher, father of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz


  • Horst Koschka (born 1943), biathlete


  • Manfred Beer (born 1953), biathlete


  • Michael Rösch (born 1983), Olympic champion with the biathlon men's relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin



References





  1. ^ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links







  • Altenberg (German)















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