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Waterfall Waterfall · Saxon Switzerland · 179 m

Lichtenhain Waterfall

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  • The waterfall lined with grasses and trees
    The waterfall lined with grasses and trees
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Die Lichtenhainer Wasserfall grenzt an den Biergarten des gleichnamigen Gasthauses an und zählt zu den bekanntesten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Sächsischen Schweiz. Ursprünglich war der Wasserfall ein unbedeutendes Gefälle des Lichtenhainer Dorfbaches, das seit 1830 mit einem Schwallwehr verstärkt wird. Jede halbe Stunde wird das Wehr geöffnet und mit musikalischer Untermalung zu einer touristischen Attraktion.

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50.929306, 14.242600
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50°55'45.5"N 14°14'33.4"E
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Kirnitzschtalstraße 11
01855 Kirnitzschtal
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