Place:Königstein, Sächsische Schweiz, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

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NameKönigstein
Alt namesKönigsteinsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Konigstein
TypeTown
Coordinates50.917°N 14.067°E
Located inSächsische Schweiz, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Contained Places
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Cunnersdorf
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Königstein is a town on the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony in Germany. Königstein lies in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District and had a population of 2,089 in 2018. It includes land on both banks of the Elbe, but the centre and most of the town lies to the south of the river. The Königstein Fortress is situated above and to the south-west of the town.

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The town of Königstein was first mentioned in 1379 as a settlement near the castle of Königstein. It was named after a King of Bohemia, but eventually passed to the Saxon Margraves of Meißen. However, Königstein still retains the double-tailed lion of Bohemia in its coat of arms. During World War II the prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers, Oflag IV-B, was located in the castle.

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