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Pirna

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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.

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Pirna is a town in Saxony, Germany, located near Dresden, with a population of over 37,000 people and serving as the capital of the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge administrative district. The town is notable as an important district center in the region and has been a subject of historical artistic interest, as evidenced by its depiction in 18th-century paintings.

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Key facts

German place.type
Stadt
German place.image_photo
Human rights memorial Castle-Fortress Sonnenstein 117956973.jpg
German place.image_caption
Panorama of the historic centre of Pirna
German place.image_flag
Fahne von Pirna (Schema).png
German place.image_coa
Escudo completo de ciudad Pirna (dibujo).svg
German place.image_plan
Pirna in PIR.svg
German place.state
Sachsen
German place.district
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
German place.Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Pirna
German place.elevation
109-340
German place.area
53.06
German place.postal_code
01781–01796
German place.area_code
03501
German place.licence
PIR
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
14628270
German place.divisions
16
German place.website
www.pirna.de
German place.mayor
Tim Lochner

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Encyclopedic overview

29 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Geographical location
  • Neighboring municipalities
  • Names
  • Language
  • History
  • Stone Age
  • Middle Ages
  • Early Modern times
  • Prussian Pirna
  • Napoleonic Pirna
  • Industrial revolution, Imperial Germany and the Weimar Republic
  • Nazi Germany and World War II
  • During the GDR
  • After German Re-unification
  • Politics
  • Administrative incorporations
  • Population
  • Culture
  • Museums
  • Music
  • Art
  • Transport
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • Honorary citizens
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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.

== Geography ==

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