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Saxon Switzerland National Park
Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz
IUCN category II (national park)
View of the Lilienstein in Saxon Switzerland
Map showing the location of Saxon Switzerland National Park
Map showing the location of Saxon Switzerland National Park
LocationGermany Saxony, Germany
Nearest cityDresden
Coordinates50°54′51″N 14°16′42″E / 50.91417°N 14.27833°E / 50.91417; 14.27833
Area93.5 km²
Established1990

Saxon Switzerland National Park (German: Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz), is a national park in the German Free State of Saxony, near the Saxon capital Dresden. It covers two areas of 93.5 km2 (36.1 mi2) in the heart of the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, which is often called (the) Saxon Switzerland (German: Sächsische Schweiz).

The national park adjoins Bohemian Switzerland National Park (Czech: České Švýcarsko) in the Czech Republic.

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