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Hohnstein

Hohnstein () is a town located in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, in eastern Germany. As of 2020, its population numbered a total of 3,262.

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German location.image_photo: Hohnstein, Saxony (by Pudelek).jpg
German location.image_caption: General view of the town
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: Wappen Hohnstein.svg
German location.image_plan: Hohnstein in PIR.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
German location.elevation: 330
German location.area: 64.64
German location.postal_code: 01848
German location.area_code: 035975
German location.licence: PIR
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14628190
German location.website: www.hohnstein.de
German location.mayor: Daniel Brade
German location.leader_term: 2022–29

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Hohnstein () is a town located in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, in eastern Germany. As of 2020, its population numbered a total of 3,262.

==Geography== It is situated in Saxon Switzerland, 12 km east of Pirna, and 28 km southeast of Dresden (centre). It is dominated by its castle, standing on a sandstone rock.