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german_eagle Says: The catholic church St. Kunigunde together with the vicarage and the former school house form a very nice ensemble. They were built 1865 - 69 a the place of the former moat, just outside the city wall. The buildings form a tiny square that opens to the green promenade with...
german_eagle Says: This townhouse is most likely the oldest one preserved in Pirna - it dates from 1381. It was named after the famous preacher Johann Tetzel who was born here in 1465. After school in Pirna and studies in Leipzig he became a Dominican monk. He is famous for preaching...
globetrott Says: Just behind the townsquare you may walk to the church of St.Marien with plenty of great sculptures outside.I liked especially the entrance-gates that looked very special .It is a pity, the church was locked and not open to the public because of restoration-works going...
globetrott Says: The townhall of Pirna is one of the architectural highlights of the town.It was built in the very centre of the townsquare and you may walk all around of it and will see plenty of great details like a sun-scale and lovely sculptures at many places of the facade.The building...
globetrott Says: Engelserkerhaus / the house with the angel's bay-window was the building of a rich merchant and dates back to the 16th century.The name comes from an angel-sculpture, that seems to hold the bay-window construction.There are also nice wooden ceilings and wooden staircases...
globetrott Says: This building dates back to the 13th century and was rebuilt by a famous architect named Wolf Blechschmidt in 1544. He was living inside this house untill 1563 and was one of the important architects of the church, the townhall and several private houses of Pirna.Today this...
globetrott Says: The whole street "Lange Strasse" is full of architectureal surprises and Nr. 10 is one of them .This building was reconstructed in baroque style in 1719 for one of the many sons of August the strong.Inside the building you may see great wooden ceilings, but I am not sure, if...
the bi-national boardingschool
globetrott Says: The building on my picture is used as a bi-national boardingschool for czech and german pupils and it is just a few steps off the townsquare of Pirna.Just click on my picture in order to see the great bay-window made of sandstone and with lovely decorations, dating back to...
globetrott Says: Tetzelhaus in Schmiedestraße 19 is the birthplace of a Dominican monk named Johannes Tetzel (1465-1519).He was a well-known preacher and started a custom that finally gave Martin Luther the idea to found a seperate religion.Tetzel offered the remission of sins against...
globetrott Says: The old Löwenapotheke ( lion's pharmacy ) is another architectural highlight in Pirna.You may still see its interesting gate that includes a seat at both sides - a kind of gate that you may see at many places in Saxony.When you click on my picture, you may see as well 2...
Stadtmuseum (City museum) and St. Heinrich church
german_eagle Says: The city museum is one of the oldest in Saxony, established in 1861. It is located in the buildings of the former Dominican convent. After the wall came down in 1989 the buildings were beautifully restored and are well worth a visit alone. The exhibits are interesting, too:...
german_eagle Says: This small cafe is one of my most recent discoveries in Pirna. I am pretty sure they only opened in 2010 or 2011. It is located right on the Market square corner where the small alley leads to St. Mary church, next to the Tourist Information in the Canaletto house - perfect....
german_eagle Says: If you're in the mood for a quick coffee, tired from (window) shopping or sightseeing, then have a break at this shop. They have actually two shops, located across the street from each other. The one on the picture is the smaller one where they sell some sorts of...
Get to Pirna the romantic way - by steamship !
globetrott Says: To get to Pirna by steam-ship from Dresden takes a lot more time than by train or car, BUT it is also more romantic and you will pass by many interesting places on your way to Bad Schandau, that you could explore afterwards by car.For timetables and more infos , just click...
german_eagle Says: Getting TO Pirna by bus is not really an option. Train is more efficient. But for getting AROUND in Pirna, its suburbs and the region Saxon Switzerland bus is the way to go. The central bus station is right next to the train station (see pic, train station in the...
german_eagle Says: Like almost every town in Saxony (and Germany) Pirna has a Christmas Market. It opens 1st Advent and closes one or two days before Holy Eve. It has a lot of potential, especially as it takes place on the romantic, very beautiful Market square, but I must admit I have been to...
german_eagle Says: A nice local custom (as in many regions of Germany) is to decorate one of the historic (Baroque) fountains on the Market square with flowers and easter eggs. Every year one of the flower shops in town provides the flowers, about five or six people (in 2010 e.g. a project for...
St.Heinrich & Klosterhof / the monastery
globetrott Says: The old Dominikan monastery still looks great from outside, but unfortunately I could not get inside.Today there is the "Stadtmuseum" / townmuseum inside this building.The museum is open daily except mondayTuesday-Sunday : 10.00a.m.-05.00p.m.The monastery dates back to the...
the library & a great entrancegate
globetrott Says: The Stadtbibiothek / the town's library of Pirna is situated inside a historic building partly dating back to the 13th century.The beautiful sandstone-gate dates back to 1755 and shows a lion in the centre.Walk in the gate and see some more lovely details of architecture...
Neo-styles and Art Nouveau in Pirna
german_eagle Says: The visitors concentrate - with good reason - on the old town of Pirna and ignore the districts west and south of it, mostly due to lack of time or because they don't know these offer interesting architecture as well. Granted, these buildings that were erected in the late...
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For an architecture fan like me it is a great pleasure to stroll through the old town. All over the old town and also in the newer districts one can see...
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Pirna - Gateway to Saxon Switzerland
Pirna is located about 20 km southeast of Dresden to both sides of the Elbe river. Population is about 40,000. The town is situated right on major routes from (Berlin-) Dresden to Prague: Elbe river,...
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Pirna - a jewel south of Dresden
Pirna is an interesting town in the south of Dresden and it makes an easy halfday-trip from there.
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Evening visit and rock formation (Bastei)
There was too little time to visit the town Pirna properly. I know there is quite a lot to see and do. We went on a day trip to Bastei and then into Czech to Decin (Tetschen). On our way back we...
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Pirna claims to be the gateway to Saxon Switzerland. It is a convenient base to explore the many attractions in said area and also the eastern end of the Ore Mountains and of course Dresden. All these...
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