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Tourist attractions in Pirna
St Mary's Church, Teufelserker (the devils' oriel) or Engelserker (the angels' oriel) – there's plenty to discover in Pirna. Learn more about the city as you take a walk through the old town.
Virtual city tour
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Canaletto-Haus (Am Markt 7)
Town-house dating back to the first half of the 16th century.
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Bi-national boarding school (Schloßstraße)
This building complex was converted from five former town-houses. The building work on the bi-national Czech/German boarding school was completed in 1999.
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Town Hall (Am Markt 1-2)
First mentioned in records in 1396. Reconstructed in 1555/56 under the supervision of Wolf Blechschmidt.
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Löwen-Apotheke pharmacy (Am Markt 17/18)
A pharmacy since 1578, the building's unique features include recessed seats in the entrance doorway, putti (figures of children) and a golden lion sculpture holding a mortar.
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Stadtkirche St. Marien/Church of St Mary (Kirchplatz 13)
Late Gothic "Hall Church" (nave and side aisles are of approximately equal height), built between 1502 and 1546.
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Girls' school (Kirchplatz 10)
First mentioned as a school in the 15th century. Between 1551 and 1824, the building was used as a girls' school.
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Blechschmidthaus (Niedere Burgstraße 1)
This house was built in the middle of the 16th century on top of the remains of an older building from the 13th century.
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Boys' school and "Erlpeter" well
In 1583, the building was converted into a school. In 1720, an extra floor was added.
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Teufelserkerhaus/The devils' oriel house (Obere Burgstraße 1)
Building remains dating back to the end of the 16th/beginning of the 17th century were used for the construction of this house.
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Fronfeste (Schmiedestraße 8)
First mentioned in a record in 1572. The building is also known as "Stockhaus" ("stick house").
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Tetzelhaus (Schmiedestraße 19)
Birth place of Dominican friar Johannes Tetzel (born in 1465).
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Milepost (on the corner of Grohmannstraße/Jacobäerstraße)
4.50 metres high, erected in 1722 on order of Augustus II the Strong.
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Rochowsches Haus (Schössergasse 3)
... also known as the "Commander's house". The commander of Sonnenstein castle had owned the building since 1756.
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Late Gothic town-villa (Lange Straße 10)
The house was renovated around 1719 in the style of the Dresden Baroque architecture. It served as a royal lodge for the son of Augustus II the Strong.
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Engelserkerhaus/Angels' oriel house (Barbiergasse 10)
This house, built with local sandstone, was first mentioned in a record in 1663.
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Public library (Dohnaische Straße 76)
A Renaissance-style house incorporating older elements is the home of the public library.
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Monastery yard (former Dominican monastery)
With St. Heinrich/St Henry minster and the Pirna city museum
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