Altenberg
Town
Coat of arms of Altenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Altenberg within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Altenberg is located in Germany
Altenberg
Altenberg
Altenberg is located in Saxony
Altenberg
Altenberg
Coordinates: 50°45′52″N 13°45′28″E / 50.76444°N 13.75778°E / 50.76444; 13.75778
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions20
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Markus Wiesenberg[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total145.81 km2 (56.30 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,805
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01773
Dialling codes035056
Vehicle registrationPIR
Websitewww.altenberg.de

Altenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈaltənbɛɐ̯k] ⓘ) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.

Geography

The town is situated in the Ore Mountains, 32 km south of Dresden, and 15 km northwest of Teplice, Czech Republic. The village of Zinnwald-Georgenfeld registered the lowest annual mean temperature (4.9 °C) of all inhabited places in Germany during the period 1961–1990. Additionally, it also holds the German record for the highest amount of precipitation recorded in one day, 312 mm. The highest snow depth ever recorded was 163 cm in 2005.

Climate data for Zinnwald-Georgenfeld (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1971-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8)		 15.0
(59.0)		 18.2
(64.8)		 22.6
(72.7)		 25.3
(77.5)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.3
(88.3)		 26.6
(79.9)		 22.8
(73.0)		 16.5
(61.7)		 14.1
(57.4)		 31.3
(88.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 3.1
(37.6)		 9.2
(48.6)		 13.6
(56.5)		 16.8
(62.2)		 19.0
(66.2)		 18.9
(66.0)		 13.9
(57.0)		 8.5
(47.3)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 8.6
(47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 0.2
(32.4)		 5.3
(41.5)		 9.6
(49.3)		 12.8
(55.0)		 14.9
(58.8)		 14.8
(58.6)		 10.4
(50.7)		 5.6
(42.1)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 5.4
(41.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 1.7
(35.1)		 5.7
(42.3)		 9.0
(48.2)		 11.2
(52.2)		 11.1
(52.0)		 7.3
(45.1)		 3.1
(37.6)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 2.5
(36.5)
Record low °C (°F) −25.4
(−13.7)		 −22.4
(−8.3)		 −18.4
(−1.1)		 −10.6
(12.9)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 0.3
(32.5)		 3.4
(38.1)		 2.7
(36.9)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −19.9
(−3.8)		 −25.4
(−13.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 87.6
(3.45)		 65.4
(2.57)		 76.9
(3.03)		 54.3
(2.14)		 84.1
(3.31)		 99.5
(3.92)		 107.3
(4.22)		 113.8
(4.48)		 82.3
(3.24)		 79.8
(3.14)		 77.4
(3.05)		 83.7
(3.30)		 1,008.3
(39.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1mm) 20.3 16.7 18.3 13.9 15.9 16.0 16.3 15.1 14.3 16.8 17.5 20.3 201.0
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) 28.5 25.4 23.6 7.5 0.4 0 0 0 0 2.6 11.4 25.1 127.3
Average relative humidity (%) 92.0 89.9 86.0 76.5 77.3 78.7 76.8 77.0 84.6 90.8 94.8 93.8 85.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 46.0 68.8 111.3 169.8 199.0 192.5 211.8 208.2 145.1 97.8 36.7 39.3 1,525.7
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst[4][5][6]

Municipal divisions

The town Altenberg consists of the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[7]

  • Altenberg (incl. Hirschsprung)
  • Bärenfels
  • Bärenstein
  • Falkenhain (incl. Waldidylle)
  • Fürstenau (incl. Gottgetreu and Müglitz)
  • Fürstenwalde
  • Geising (incl. Löwenhain)
  • Kipsdorf
  • Lauenstein
  • Liebenau
  • Oberbärenburg (incl. Waldbärenburg)
  • Rehefeld-Zaunhaus (incl. Neurehefeld and Neuhermsdorf)
  • Schellerhau
  • Zinnwald-Georgenfeld

Points of interest

Look-out from the rim of the Great Pinge across the town of Altenberg
  • The Great Pinge (Große Pinge) of Altenberg is a giant pinge or collapsed mineshaft above old mining excavations (mainly tin ore digging) throughout the last centuries. Today this 12 ha area (150 m deep and 450 m in diameter), bordering the town area, is considered to be one out of 77 of the most important geotopes in Germany.
  • DKB-Eiskanal: The Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track venue (official name until 2012: Rennschlitten- und Bobbahn Altenberg (RSBB)).
  • The basalt mountain Geisingberg (824 m) with mountain hut, tower and look-out. On the flanks of the hill, at the Geisingberg Meadows preserve area, there are important populations of globe-flowers and wild orchids, blooming in spring and early summer.
  • Botanischer Garten Schellerhau, a botanical garden
  • Cross-border Mining Education Trail

Sport

It is home of the Altenberg bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track that has been in use since 1987.

The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11–24, 2008 in Altenberg, Saxony, for the fifth time, having done so in 1991 (bobsleigh), 1994 (skeleton), 1999 (skeleton), and 2000 (men's bobsleigh). It was the first time Altenberg has hosted all of the events at one championship

Sons and daughters of the town

References

  1. ↑ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Zinnwald-Georgenfeld Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "DWD". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ "zinnwald.de". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Extremwertanalyse der DWD-Stationen, Tagesmaxima, Dekadenrekorde, usw" (in German). DWD. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Altenberg, § 18, June 2021.
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