Rathen Travel Guide
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Rathen Overview
Rathen is a village in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, in Saxony, Germany, about 35 km southeast of Dresden (Dresden vacation rentals | Dresden travel guide) on the Elbe 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 the outdoor theater "Felsenbühne Rathen".
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Things to See in Rathen
Rathen is a popular tourist destination, the main sights are the Bastei cliffs, the Amselsee (a lake), and the outdoor theater "Felsenbühne Rathen".
The Rathen Ferry, a passenger reaction ferry, connects Niederrathen, on the right bank of the Elbe river, to Oberrathen on the left bank. Kurort Rathen railway station, on the Dresden (Dresden vacation rentals | Dresden travel guide) S-Bahn and the Dresden to Prague railway, is adjacent to the Oberrathen ferry terminal. Rathen is also a stop for the paddle steamers operating between Dresden and the Czech border.
Half-timbered houses
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Maps and Driving Directions to Rathen
Rathen from atop the Bastei
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Related Sites
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- Homepage of Rathen: Rathen (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Rathen
More about the History of Rathen
Rathen was founded in the 13th century around 1261 as place for a castle fortress. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here.
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