Altenberg, Saxony

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

Altenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Altenberg within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
AltenbergHermsdorfKönigsteinRabenauSchmiedeberg
Altenberg
Altenberg
Coordinates: 50°45′52″N 13°45′28″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions20
Government
 • MayorThomas Kirsten
Area
 • Total145.81 km2 (56.30 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total7,934
 • 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

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, 1989-2018 (precipitation 1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) — — — — — — — — — — — — 31.3
(88.3)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)		 7.7
(45.9)		 11.8
(53.2)		 18.4
(65.1)		 21.4
(70.5)		 24.4
(75.9)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.5
(79.7)		 20.5
(68.9)		 17.1
(62.8)		 10.7
(51.3)		 7.0
(44.6)		 26.5
(79.7)
Average high °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 3.2
(37.8)		 9.0
(48.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 16.5
(61.7)		 18.8
(65.8)		 18.8
(65.8)		 13.7
(56.7)		 8.5
(47.3)		 2.9
(37.2)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 8.6
(47.5)
Average low °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 1.6
(34.9)		 5.9
(42.6)		 8.8
(47.8)		 11.1
(52.0)		 11.0
(51.8)		 7.3
(45.1)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 2.5
(36.4)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5)		 −12.6
(9.3)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 0.1
(32.2)		 3.4
(38.1)		 6.3
(43.3)		 5.8
(42.4)		 2.6
(36.7)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −12.4
(9.7)		 −13.6
(7.5)
Record low °C (°F) — — — — — — — — — — — — −25.4
(−13.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78
(3.1)		 64
(2.5)		 75
(3.0)		 61
(2.4)		 87
(3.4)		 89
(3.5)		 109
(4.3)		 129
(5.1)		 78
(3.1)		 67
(2.6)		 86
(3.4)		 82
(3.2)		 1,005
(39.6)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 50.8
(20.0)		 50.8
(20.0)		 38.7
(15.2)		 12.4
(4.9)		 0.9
(0.4)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 5.4
(2.1)		 29.8
(11.7)		 50.3
(19.8)		 239.1
(94.1)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 44.8 70.4 110.0 163.3 204.2 191.4 212.2 209.2 143.0 99.3 36.9 39.2 1,523.9
Source 1: [2]
Source 2: [3]
Altenberg Town hall
Pyramid at the station
Altenberg 1839

Municipal subdivisions
  • Hirschsprung (1965)
  • Rehefeld-Zaunhaus (1994)
  • Zinnwald-Georgenfeld (1994)
  • Kipsdorf (1996)
  • Bärenburg with Ober- und Waldbärenburg (1996)
  • Schellerhau (1996)
  • Bärenfels (1999)
  • Falkenhain (1999)
  • Waldidylle (1999)
  • Bärenstein (2004)
  • Geising (2011)
  • Löwenhain (2011)
  • Fürstenau (2011)
  • Gottgetreu (2011)
  • Müglitz (2011)
  • Fürstenwalde (2011)
  • Rudolphsdorf (2011)
  • Kratzhammer (2011)
  • Liebenau (2011)
  • Lauenstein (2011)

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

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. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.
  2. "DWD". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. "zinnwald.de". Retrieved November 1, 2019.


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