Pirna

thumb|300px|Pirna from the Obertor Gate by Canaletto II 1755, Gallery of Old Masters, Dresden Pirna (; , ) is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt.

1756 battle

château

Nazi killing facility at Sonnenstein Castle

railway station in Pirna, Germany

thumb|An image of Niedervogelgesang

Copitz is a subdivision of Pirna, in Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into Pirna in 1923. The place was mentioned for the first time in 1417. It is situated on the right bank of the river Elbe, directly opposite Pirna town centre.