national park
Saxon Switzerland National Park
A surreal landscape of eroded sandstone pillars, arches, and mesas along the Elbe, beloved by rock climbers and landscape painters.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Wilthen
Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Wilthen
Wilthen works well as a base: 10 minutes from Obergurig, 24km from Saxon Switzerland National Park.
Wilthen is in Saxony, Germany, with about 6,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Obergurig, about 4 km away.
Wilthen (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪltn̩] ; Upper Sorbian: Wjelećin, pronounced [ˈwʲɛlɛtʃin] ) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is near the border with the Czech Republic, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Bautzen and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Dresden.
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What is there to see near Wilthen?
Within an hour or so of Wilthen: Saxon Switzerland National Park (24 km), Bohemian Switzerland National Park (24 km), Pravčická Gate (25 km), Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána) (25 km).
Where is Wilthen?
Wilthen is in Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Obergurig.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,304
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.0975, 14.3929
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Wilthen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Bohemian Switzerland National Park
A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Pravčická Gate
The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, standing majestically in the heart of Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána)
Sandstone wonderland in the Czech Republic with Europe's largest natural stone arch and dramatic rock formations.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Pravcicka brana
Largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, the centrepiece of Bohemian Switzerland National Park, walked from car parks at Hrensko or Mezni Louka.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Bastei Bridge
A spectacular sandstone bridge spanning jagged rock pillars 194 metres above the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland National Park.
27 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Königstein Fortress
A vast hilltop fortress on a sandstone plateau above the Elbe, with ramparts offering panoramic views over Saxon Switzerland.
31 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Panská skála
Bohemia's oldest protected geological site (1933): a hillside of hexagonal basalt columns up to 12 m tall arranged like organ pipes, right beside the road at Kamenický Šenov. Famous from the Czech fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Wilthen
- 52 kmRakotzbrückeA fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
- 58 kmJested TowerA rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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