August der Starke did not know Saxon Switzerland. Really not? Well, the region was known to him, of course, but the name Saxon Switzerland only came into use when the said elector was already history. As a result, many places in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains were also given new names. The former Oberhüttenmühle and the surrounding settlement, for example, soon (1824) took their cue from the great model and were henceforth called Schweizermühle. This was initiated by the local historian Carl Merkel, to whom we also owe the name Herkulessäulen.
 
                                A warm welcome to Pixelwerk, photographs from the heart of Saxon Switzerland. My name is Kevin Walther, I am a photographer at Zwo hoch 3 - PixelWerk. From Königstein I set off to rediscover the beautiful Elbe Sandstone Mountains in new ways. This creates pictures of exciting landscapes.. Read more…
 Kleinhennersdorfer Stein in Saxon Switzerland - Golden autumnPixelwerk
Kleinhennersdorfer Stein in Saxon Switzerland - Golden autumnPixelwerk Quirl in Saxon Switzerland - View towards FalkensteinPixelwerk
Quirl in Saxon Switzerland - View towards FalkensteinPixelwerk Quirl in Saxon Switzerland - View towards PfaffensteinPixelwerk
Quirl in Saxon Switzerland - View towards PfaffensteinPixelwerk Quirl in Saxon Switzerland - View towards Große HunskirchePixelwerk
Quirl in Saxon Switzerland - View towards Große HunskirchePixelwerk Carolafelsen in Saxon Switzerland - View towards KirnitzschtalPixelwerk
Carolafelsen in Saxon Switzerland - View towards KirnitzschtalPixelwerk Bielatal in Saxon Switzerland - View towards Schiefer TurmPixelwerk
Bielatal in Saxon Switzerland - View towards Schiefer TurmPixelwerk Bad Schandau in Saxon Switzerland – View over the Elbe to the LiliensteinPixelwerk
Bad Schandau in Saxon Switzerland – View over the Elbe to the LiliensteinPixelwerk Nikolsdorfer Wände, Saxon Switzerland – Deep in the forestPixelwerk
Nikolsdorfer Wände, Saxon Switzerland – Deep in the forestPixelwerk Heideweg, Saxon Switzerland - Sunbeams in coniferous forestPixelwerk
Heideweg, Saxon Switzerland - Sunbeams in coniferous forestPixelwerk Häntzschelstiege, Saxon Switzerland - Tree trunk and BrosinnadelPixelwerk
Häntzschelstiege, Saxon Switzerland - Tree trunk and BrosinnadelPixelwerk Pfaffendorf, Saxon Switzerland - BarbarinePixelwerk
Pfaffendorf, Saxon Switzerland - BarbarinePixelwerk Carolafelsen, Saxon Switzerland - Torsteine and FalkensteinPixelwerk
Carolafelsen, Saxon Switzerland - Torsteine and FalkensteinPixelwerk Carolafelsen, Saxon Switzerland - Lilienstein and Hohe LiebePixelwerk
Carolafelsen, Saxon Switzerland - Lilienstein and Hohe LiebePixelwerk Quirl, Saxon Switzerland - Papststein, Gohrisch, PfaffensteinPixelwerk
Quirl, Saxon Switzerland - Papststein, Gohrisch, PfaffensteinPixelwerk Lampertstein, Saxon Switzerland - Birch forest on the ridgePixelwerk
Lampertstein, Saxon Switzerland - Birch forest on the ridgePixelwerk Fremdenweg, Saxon Switzerland - Forest path near Großer WinterbergPixelwerk
Fremdenweg, Saxon Switzerland - Forest path near Großer WinterbergPixelwerk Kipphorn view, Saxon Switzerland - ZirkelsteinPixelwerk
Kipphorn view, Saxon Switzerland - ZirkelsteinPixelwerk Kurort Rathen, Saxon Switzerland - Niederrathen and Elbe riverPixelwerk
Kurort Rathen, Saxon Switzerland - Niederrathen and Elbe riverPixelwerk Schrammstein view, Saxon Switzerland - Torsteine and FalkensteinPixelwerk
Schrammstein view, Saxon Switzerland - Torsteine and FalkensteinPixelwerk Großer Bärenstein, Saxon Switzerland - LiliensteinPixelwerk
Großer Bärenstein, Saxon Switzerland - LiliensteinPixelwerk