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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Schwedenlöcher Gorge

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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Saxon Switzerland

Schwedenlöcher Gorge

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Schwedenlöcher Gorge

Name: Schwedenlöcher Gorge
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Location: Saxon Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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1. Pavilion Viewpoint – Schwedenlöcher Gorge loop from Oberrathen

6.34km

02:00

240m

Easy mountaineering route. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Pavilion Viewpoint – Schwedenlöcher Gorge loop from Kurort Rathen

8.17km

02:34

290m

Intermediate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Amselsee – Schwedenlöcher Gorge loop from Kurort Rathen

10.5km

03:23

380m

Expert mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Wanderhase🐰

March 24, 2024

The deeply cut, almost one kilometer long gorge was created by the erosion of the softer sandstone. It follows the main direction of the fissure in the Elbe sandstone.

Originally it was an undeveloped and difficult to access gorge that was called Blanker Grund. When the northern village of Rathewalde was destroyed by Swedish soldiers in August 1639 during the Thirty Years' War, the farmers in the area fled into the wild ravine and brought themselves and their belongings to safety there. The gorge also served as a refuge in later times of war, for example in 1706 during the Great Northern War, in 1813 during the Wars of Liberation and in 1945 in the final days of the Second World War.

In the 1780s, the first paths for wood extraction were laid in the Schwedenlochen. This is commemorated by several dates carved into the sandstone (1782, 1784, 1787).

The actual development of the gorge for tourism came comparatively late. On the initiative of the Mountain Association for Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland, the Schwedenhöhlen were provided with a climbing system in 1886. In order to install the stairs and bridges, the gorge had to be partially widened artificially. The new hiking trail, which connected the famous Bastei rock massif with the Amselgrund, was inaugurated on May 1, 1886 on the occasion of the 6th German Geographers' Day.

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June 3, 2020

A real highlight in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

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September 8, 2020

The Schwedenlöcher lead into a gorge-like gorge in the Amselgrund near Rathen and the Bastei.
They got their name in memory of the Thirty Years' War, when the inhabitants of the neighboring towns took their belongings to safety from the Swedes.

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Location: Saxon Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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1. Pavilion Viewpoint – Schwedenlöcher Gorge loop from Oberrathen

2. Pavilion Viewpoint – Schwedenlöcher Gorge loop from Kurort Rathen

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