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36-609: Preetz is located in a hilly area referred to as the Holsteinische Schweiz ( Holstein Switzerland ) with a number of lakes and forests surrounding the town. Lakes include the Postsee , Lanker See and the smaller Kirchsee in the centre of town, which forms part of the river Schwentine . There are multiple nature reserves around Preetz that attract tourists and locals alike for biking and hiking, especially in

72-466: A Benedictine monastery: Preetz Priory . The foundation of the abbey was renewed by Adolf IV von Schauenburg in 1226, and it was given to nuns. In 1268, the nunnery church was built. The nunnery formed the highest administrative authority until 1867 and exercised jurisdiction as well. Preetz obtained street lighting in 1852. The station was built in 1864, the Town Hall in 1871. An oak tree in front of

108-496: A difficult section by climbing on top of the shoulders of other climbers (sometimes several people on top of each other) with everybody involved only holding himself by holds the rock provides. Though this would normally be considered a form of aid climbing , it is here accepted as a form of free climbing . As the pinnacles are often very close to one other, jumping from one rock to another is also rather popular and this technique even has its own grades of difficulty . In addition to

144-405: A result of erosive destruction into long ridges ( Schrammsteine ) or even into individual rock pinnacles ( Torwächter ). Morphologically harder sections of strata, that resisted karstification longer and more successfully, generally form the uppermost layers. The collapse of rock structures is usually therefore a result of erosion from below or from the flanks. During the early Mediaeval period,

180-788: A rule, two types of hill may be distinguished. Numerous rock formations in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains , in both Saxon Switzerland and Bohemian Switzerland , are known locally in this region as Steine ("rocks"). Prominent examples are the Königstein , the Lilienstein , the Gohrisch and the Papststein. This description does not, however, include the dome-shaped Kuppen such as the Waitzdorfer Höhe or

216-694: A wide audience. In English the usual translation is "Saxon Switzerland". However other sources call it "Saxony Switzerland" or even "Swiss Saxony". Saxon Switzerland forms the northern part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains range, located on the German-Czech border. To the east, it transitions into the Lusatian Highlands and, to the west, into the Ore Mountains . The Czech part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

252-618: Is a hilly area with a patchwork of lakes and forest in Schleswig Holstein , Germany , reminiscent of Swiss landscape . Its highest point is the Bungsberg (168 metres above sea level). It is a designated nature park as well as an important tourist destination in Northern Germany situated between the cities of Kiel and Lübeck . Holstein Switzerland lies in eastern Schleswig-Holstein . This picturesque region in

288-731: Is its ever-changing landscape of the Young Drift moraines of the Schleswig-Holstein Uplands which were formed during the last ice age . Small woods alternate rapidly with hedged, arable fields and the terrain is characterised by its many lakes nestling amongst low hills. Amongst the more well-known lakes are the Großer Plöner See , the Dieksee and the Kellersee . Rivers and water meadows abound, such as

324-802: Is partly formed by the Bohemian Switzerland national park. The highest elevation in Saxon Switzerland is the Großer Zschirnstein at 562 m above sea level . In the classification of natural regions by Emil Meynen, Saxon Switzerland was a major unit (430) within the Saxon-Bohemian Chalk Sandstone Region (main unit group 43), whose only other major unit on German soil was the Zittau Mountains . The boundary between

360-687: The Elbe Sandstone Mountains . It is located around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony , Germany , adjoining Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic . Together with the Czech part, the region is known as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland. The administrative district for the area is Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge . The fortress of Königstein is a well-known landmark. The German name for Saxon Switzerland, Sächsische Schweiz , appeared in

396-603: The Großer Winterberg , whose bedrock is made of volcanic basalt or granitic material. The Cretaceous sandstone formations soar above the so-called "levels" of their surrounding area, the former level of the River Elbe, and represent the remains of an old peneplain . In the course of the Late Tertiary , uplifting of the Ore Mountains and sideways pressure from the Lusatian Highlands shattered

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432-609: The House of Oldenburg . These estates had a thriving cultural scene which, for example, led to Eutin being described at the turn of the 19th century as the " Weimar of the North". Until the middle of the 19th century the area was dominated by Denmark , which initially ran the region as a feoff , but eventually integrated it into the Danish nation-state . In 1867 Holstein Switzerland was transferred to Prussia as part of Holstein . After

468-676: The Schwentine , which flows into Kiel Fjord or the Kossau , which discharges into the Großer Binnensee . The highest elevation is the Bungsberg near Schönwalde . With the only ski lift in Schleswig-Holstein and a height of 168 metres (551 ft) above NN it is also the highest hill in the state. The German name for the region, Holsteinische Schweiz , goes back to the 19th century when holidaying in Switzerland

504-463: The reunification of Germany , a national park was created in Saxon Switzerland in order to protect the unique natural character of the hill range. The 93 km area covers two physically separate regions: one near Rathen – the region of the Bastei , Polenz valley , Brand and Uttewalder Grund – and the other embracing the whole Saxon Switzerland Hinterland ( Hintere Sächsische Schweiz ) between

540-540: The 15th century that the area now called Saxon Switzerland came under Saxon hegemony when it became part of the Margraviate of Meissen with boundaries roughly corresponding to those of today. The development of the area for tourism began in earnest in the 19th century. This was greatly helped by the building of one of the first trolleybus lines in the world: the Biela Valley Trolleybus , which

576-540: The 18th century. Two Swiss artists, Adrian Zingg and Anton Graff , were appointed in 1766 to the Dresden Academy of Art . From their new, adopted home they look eastwards and saw, about a day's walk away, a hill range. It had a strange, flattish profile, without any actual summits […] They felt the landscape was reminiscent of their homeland, the Swiss Jura , and reported in their exchange of letters on

612-614: The Elbe and the state border with the Czech Republic and including the Schrammsteinen , Großer Winterberg , Großer Zschand and Kirnitzsch valley. Saxon Switzerland is characterized by its sandstone rocks which draw many rock climbers. There are some 14,000 climbing routes on over 1,100 rock pinnacles. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Saxon Rules for rock climbing were established. They are considered to be one of

648-585: The Town Hall, which was planted in 1871, still exists. Limited town rights were awarded to Preetz on 17 May 1870, full town rights in 1901. The fish in the top part is meant to show the past's principal source of food. Displayed is a Percidae . This kind of fish is known for its defensive traits and is meant to show the defensive traits the population of Preetz has. Preetz is twinned with: Holstein Switzerland Holstein Switzerland ( German : Holsteinische Schweiz )

684-509: The castles, such as Eutin and Plön may be visited and many of the estate farms are open to the public during the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival or other events. In order of size: 54°12′N 10°33′E  /  54.2°N 10.55°E  / 54.2; 10.55 Saxon Switzerland Saxon Switzerland ( German : Sächsische Schweiz ) is a hilly climbing area and national park in

720-785: The climbing summits there are also various steep paths, on which hikers with sure-footedness and a head for heights can climb, in places, great heights with the aid of steps, ladders, metal rungs and railings at various points. Amongst the most popular of these climbing paths are the Häntzschelstiege in the Affensteinen , as well as the Heilige Stiege , the Rübezahlstiege and the Rotkehlchenstiege north of Schmilka . A Boofe (plural: Boofen )

756-522: The difference between their homeland and "Saxon Switzerland". Previously, the Saxon part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains had merely been referred to as the Meißner Hochland , Meißen Oberland or Heide über Schandau . The description became popular through the publication of the name by Wilhelm Lebrecht Götzinger. In his books he described the area as Saxon Switzerland and made the term known to

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792-646: The end of the First World War some of the traditional estates were broken up. Following the Second World War , tourism has played a leading role in the economy of the region. The rural landscape is still characterised by large, aristocratic estates and historic forms of farming that are mainly tied into large farm estates and their associated manor houses. These include Panker , Testorf , Rantzau and Hagen in Probsteierhagen . Several of

828-542: The historical county of Wagria has no precise political or geographic boundaries. Most of the area falls within the districts of Ostholstein and Plön , roughly between the cities of Lübeck and Kiel and extends as far north as the Baltic coast. Its major towns include Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen , Lütjenburg , Oldenburg in Holstein , Preetz and the old Residenz seats of Eutin and Plön . The charm of this region

864-446: The origins of free climbing . Ropes and bolts may only be used for safety but never as a means of climbing. The use of chalk and common means of protection such as nuts and friends is also not permitted; instead knotted nylon slings are used. With a few exceptions, climbing is only practised and permitted at freestanding rock towers. A Saxon oddity is the concept of a Baustelle (literally "building site") where climbers scale

900-587: The region and many castles degenerated into bases for robber barons . Not until the middle of the 16th century, when the Wettins captured many of the castles did the situation stabilise. Today, these castles and ruins, some of which are well preserved, are popular with tourists, who make their way to these sites up steep climbing paths. These castles include: Hohnstein , Hockstein , Neurathen , Altrathen , Königstein , Lilienstein , Falkenstein , Frienstein , and Rauschenstein . In September 1990, even before

936-632: The region was settled by Slavs and was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia during the Middle Ages . About 1000 years ago Bohemian -Saxon Switzerland was the borderland of three Slavic tribes. The Nisane tribe (east of the Elbe from Dresden to Pirna), the Milzane tribe (from today's Upper Lusatia) and in the south the Dacine tribe shaped the political and economic landscape at that time. It was not until

972-471: The sandstone plate along lines that intersected like a grid and this, combined with the simultaneously increasing stream velocity of the Elbe and regressive erosion in its side valleys, offered new lines of attack and new routes for the destructive power of water. Initially the larger table hills ( Lilienstein ), or those already deeply fissured like Zirkelstein , Kaiserkrone or already forested ( Kohlbornstein ), remained, but these too broke up later as

1008-520: The summer months. The first mention of Preetz dates from the year 1185, when Ecbrecht Procensis writes about the location Poretz in the Versus de Vicelino . The origins of the name Preetz are said to be found in the Slavic term "po rece" (i.e., on the river). In 1221, the term "Poretzie" appeared, and in 1442 "Pretze". A first town church was built in 1210. In 1211, Count Albrecht von Orlamünde established

1044-552: The super unit Saxon Highlands and Uplands ( Sächsisches Bergland und Mittelgebirge ). The Lusatian Mountains between Saxon Switzerland and the Zittau Mountains also belong to it, whereas Meynen had grouped it with the loess hill country to the north and east into the major unit of Upper Lusatia ( Oberlausitz ); to the west the new super unit is continued by the main unit groups of the Ore Mountains and Vogtland . See Elbe Sandstone Mountains (Geology section) As

1080-415: The towns developed into small centres of local commerce and the local feudal lords ( Landadel ) expanded their fortified manor houses. At the beginning of the recent era, these manorial seats formed the basis of aristocratic estates ( Adliges Güter ) which dominated the landscape and the economy from about 1500 until the 20th century. From the 16th century Plön and Eutin became residences of various branches of

1116-652: The two mountain ranges, the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and the Lusatian Mountains , is located on Czech territory, which is why these natural regions are geographically separated from one another. The Ecosystem and Regional Character working group of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig has now, at the beginning of the 21st century, grouped all ranges in the Saxon-Bohemian border region into

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1152-732: The whole region. Holstein Switzerland has been settled for several thousand years. In the Early Middle Ages part of the area was occupied by the Slavic Wends , whose traces may still be found, for example, in Oldenburg, and who founded the settlements of Plön and Eutin. In the Middle Ages, from the 9th century onwards, the region was colonised and controlled by the Carolingian Empire . In the late Middle Ages

1188-417: Was a systematic banishment of Bohemian influence and numerous local military conflicts erupted around strategically important fortifications. These fortifications primarily serve to protect the border and trading routes. Due to a lack of central power this protective function was left to local knights. The progressive division of the area due to the hereditary distribution of estates upset the economic balance of

1224-470: Was in operation from 1901 to 1904 and was operated from Königstein. Romantic artists were inspired by the beauty of wilderness, like the painter Ludwig Richter or the composer Carl Maria von Weber , who set his famous opera Der Freischütz with its Wolfsschlucht ("Wolf's Gorge") scene set near the town of Rathen . In the Nazi era the description of German territories as Schweiz ("Switzerland")

1260-413: Was officially banned. For that reason, with effect from 19 October 1938, the official term "Sächsische Schweiz" was replaced by "Amtshauptmannschaft Pirna" and from January 1939 by "Kreis Pirna" in the names of the local places of Königstein , Obervogelgesang , Ottendorf , Porschdorf , Rathen , Rathewalde , Rathmannsdorf and Reinhardtsdorf . When Germans began to settle in the 13th century, there

1296-531: Was particularly popular amongst the well-to-do. As a consequence, other regions strove to add the name "Switzerland" to their description. (By this time, Saxon Switzerland had already been known as such for a century). On 20 May 1885 Johannes Janus opened the Hotel Holsteinische Schweiz at Malente on the Kellersee which enjoyed enormous popularity. The name of the hotel was then transferred to Holsteinische Schweiz station and, later, to

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