Cities and municipalities
Discover the picturesque towns and villages that make up the unique character of Bohemian Switzerland.
Fishpond
Rybniště is a scattered village located in a saddle between Široký vrch and Plešivec, about 3 km northeast of Chřibská. Fragments of…
Dolní Poustevna
The first mention of Dolní Poustevna dates back to 1213 – while marking the border between the Bohemian kingdom and the bishopric…
Linden
The centre of the village of Lipová (Haňšpach – Hainspach) is situated at 360 m above sea level, along the Liščí brook,…
Pink
Among the oldest and most interesting villages of the Bohemian Switzerland region belongs Růžová. The first written mention of it dates back…
Mikulášovice
The town of Mikulášovice is still a little-known starting point to the Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland from the north. In the seven-kilometre-long village, which…
Chřibská
If you are a lover of culture, history and romantic walks through meadows and rocks, Chřibská is the right place for you.…
Jirikov
The town of Jiříkov is located close to the state border with Germany in the northeastern part of the Šluknov promontory. It…
Genoa
The village of Janov, with more than 300 inhabitants, is located near the border with Germany in the unique landscape of Bohemian…
Srbská Kamenice
The village, located in the valley of the Kamenice River, was probably founded in the 11th century by colonization by the Slavic…
Žitava
Zittau (German: Zittau, Polish: Żytawa, Sorbian: Žitawa) is a town in Germany, in the Saxon part of Upper Lusatia, in the district…
Stadt Wehlen
Stadt Wehlen is a town in the German state of Saxony. It is located in the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district. The…
Sebnitz
(Czech: Soběnice, sometimes Žebnice) is a large district town in the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district (Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge). It is a…
Pirna
(older Czech name Perno) is a city on the Elbe, in the federal state of Saxony, on the railway line between Dresden…
Neustadt
Neustadt in Sachsen (Czech: Nové Město Saxony) is a German town in the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district in the federal state…
Kurort Rathen
Just before the Bastei rock formation, on the banks of the Elbe, lies the spa town of Rathen. Thanks to its peaceful…
Großschönau
Großschönau is a municipality in the district of Görlitz (German: Görlitz, Polish: Zgorzelec), in the easternmost part of the state of Saxony…
Vlčí Hora
A village situated at the foot of the hill of the same name (581 m), on whose summit stands a lookout tower…
Tisá
The village of Tisá is the gateway to the romantic region of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and the southwestern part of Bohemian-Saxon…
Šluknov
The town of Šluknov is the northernmost town in the Czech Republic, located in the Ústí nad Labem Region at 51000’ north…
Rumburk
The town lies at the foot of Dýmník Hill, in the valley of the Mandava River, in the eastern part of the…
Prysk
Prysk (German: Preschkau) is a village in the Česká Lípa District, in the western part of the Lusatian Mountains, north of Kamenický…