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Die berühmte Aussicht des Brand in 317 m Höhe wird auch als "Balkon der Sächsischen Schweiz" bezeichnet. Das Panorama reicht vom Basteigebiet bis in die Schrammsteine sowie in das Erzgebirge und das Böhmische Mittelgebirge.

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50.955967, 14.126830
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50°57'21.5"N 14°07'36.6"E
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33U 438672 5645291
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