Saxon Elbeland
The Saxon Elbeland Elbe River nearest its source region.
The tourist association of the same name encompasses the city of Dresden, the northern part of the district of
Bautzen District including Radeberg and Ottendorf-Okrilla and a narrow, strip of land along the river including Torgau, Strehla and Belgern
.
The landscape is home to one of the most northerly wine-growing areas in Europe. Here,
Saxon wine is produced on the south-facing slopes on the right-hand bank of the Elbe near Dresden-Pillnitz
and between Radebeul and the Elbe wine villages around Diesbar-Seußlitz. The vineyards produce just 1% of Germany's total volume of wine.
The Saxon Elbeland also forms the northern part of the Upper Elbe Valley - Eastern Ore Mountains (Oberes Elbtal - Osterzgebirge) regional planning region. This incorporates the districts of
Riesa-Großenhain. As a result, the landscape is also an important part of the Elbe-Labe Euroregion
The philharmonic orchestra, the New Elbeland Philharmonia, is named after the region.
References
- ^ Dickinson, Robert E (1964). Germany: A regional and economic geography (2nd ed.). London: Methuen, p.625. ASIN B000IOFSEQ.
Sources
- Matthias Donath: Sächsisches Elbland. ISBN 978-3-361-00639-3(Kulturlandschaften Sachsens 1).
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Saxon Elbland.
- Tourist Association of Saxon Elbeland (Tourismusverband Sächsisches Elbland)
- Saxon Wine Road
- Saxon Switzerland region
- Upper Elbe Transport Association (Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe)
- Regional Planning Region
- Elbe-Labe Euroregion
- Neue Elbland Philharmonie
- Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH
- Elbe Sandstone Mountains Tourist Association (Tourismusverein Elbsandsteingebirge)
