- Rathen
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo = SaxonBastei1.jpg
Wappen = Wappen_rathen.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 57
lon_deg = 14 |lon_min = 05
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Dresden
Landkreis = Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Königstein/Sächs. Schweiz
Höhe = 112
Fläche = 3.58
Einwohner = 410
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 01824
Vorwahl = 035024
Kfz = PIR
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 2 87 310
Gliederung = 2
Adresse = Füllhölzelweg 1
01824 Kurort Rathen
Adresse-Verband = Goethestraße 7
01824 Königstein
Website = [http://www.kurort-rathen.de/ www.kurort-rathen.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas RichterRathen is a village in the
Elbe Sandstone Mountains , inSaxony ,Germany , about 35 km southeast ofDresden on theElbe River . Rathen has between 400 and 500 inhabitants.Rathen is a popular tourist destination, the main sights are the
Bastei cliffs, the Amselsee (a lake), and theoutdoor theater "Felsenbühne Neurathen". Acable ferry connects Rathen to the Dresden-Prague railway, which runs on the other side of the Elve River. Rathen is also a stop for thepaddle steamers operating between Dresden and the Czech border.History
Rathen was founded in the 13th
century around1261 as place for acastle fortress .During
World War II , a subcamp ofFlossenburg concentration camp was located here. [Christine O'Keefe."Concentration Camps."www.tartan place.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html]References
External links
* [http://www.kurort-rathen.de/ Kurort Rathen]
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