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Country
  
Germany

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Dialling codes
  
035056

Population
  
5,825 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
01773

State
  
Saxony

Postal codes
  
01773

Area
  
89.74 km²

Local time
  
Monday 6:20 AM

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District
  
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Weather
  
4°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 85% Humidity

Altenberg ( [ˈaltənbɛɐ̯k]) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden.

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Map of 01773 Altenberg, Germany

Sport

It is home of the Altenberg bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track that has been in use since 1987.

The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11–24, 2008 in Altenberg, Saxony, for the fifth time, having done so in 1991 (bobsleigh), 1994 (skeleton), 1999 (skeleton), and 2000 (men's bobsleigh). It was the first time Altenberg has hosted all of the events at one championship

Points of interest

  • The Great Pinge (Große Pinge) of Altenberg is a giant pinge or collapsed mineshaft above old mining excavations (mainly tin ore digging) throughout the last centuries. Today this 12 ha area (150 m deep and 450 m in diameter), bordering the town area, is considered to be one out of 77 of the most important geotopes in Germany.
  • DKB-Eiskanal: The Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track venue (official name until 2012: Rennschlitten- und Bobbahn Altenberg (RSBB)).
  • The basalt mountain Geisingberg (824 m) with mountain hut, tower and look-out. On the flanks of the hill, at the Geisingberg Meadows preserve area, there are important populations of globe-flowers and wild orchids, blooming in spring and early summer.
  • Botanischer Garten Schellerhau, a botanical garden

    • Sons and daughters of the town

  • Friedrich Leibniz (also Leibnütz), (1597-1652), jurist, philosopher, father of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  • Horst Koschka (born 1943), biathlete
  • Manfred Beer (born 1953), biathlete
  • Michael Rösch (born 1983), Olympic champion with the biathlon men's relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin

    • References

    Altenberg, Saxony Wikipedia
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