Pirna

The Elbe defines the setting of Pirna — its broad valley has shaped a compact historic town between Dresden and the sandstone country of Saxon Switzerland. The old centre retains an unusually coherent ensemble of late-Gothic and Renaissance façades, with the 16th-century Rathaus and the Stadtkirche St. Marien among its principal landmarks. Above the town, Schloss Sonnenstein occupies a prominent height; its past includes use as a fortress and later as a psychiatric institution. Pirna is also closely associated with Bernardo Bellotto, known as Canaletto, whose 18th-century townscapes recorded its streets and river setting. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Pirna relates to the Elbe valley and Saxon Switzerland.

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