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Pirna
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital.
The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity. A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Pirna is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
Pirna is a city in Saxony, Germany in the administrative district of the Sachsische Schweiz. The city's population was 40,380 in 2004. It is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Grobe Kreisstadt. It is also known for the gassing of about 15,000 disabled people in Schloss Sonnenstein between June 1940 and August 1941. Its population density is 758 per square kilometers with area 53.01 per square kilometers.
Pirna is located near the Elbsandsteingebirge in the Elbe valley, where the nearby rivers Wesenitz, in the north, and Gottleuba to the south, flow into the Elbe. Pirna is also called Tor zur Sachsischen Schweiz. The representation of a pear tree in the coat of arms was a later, fanciful, German-language notion about the town's name. Manufacturing plants opened in 1774 in Pirna. In 1811 in Sonnenstein, the physician Ernst Gottlob Pienitz opened a mental hospital.
Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and gain enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace. Pirna enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers.
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