Stolpen

Stolpen
Stolpen marketplace in October 2014
Location of Stolpen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Stolpen
Stolpen
Coordinates: 51°2′56″N 14°4′58″E / 51.04889°N 14.08278°E / 51.04889; 14.08278
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
  Mayor (202229) Maik Hirdina
Area
  Total
60.85 km2 (23.49 sq mi)
Elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
5,462
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01833
Dialling codes035973
Vehicle registrationPIR
Websitewww.stolpen.de

Stolpen (Upper Sorbian: Stołpin, pronounced [ˈstɔwpʲin]) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the Schloßberg with the castle Burg Stolpen.