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Pirna

Located in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony Coordinates: 50°57′03″ N 13°55′44″ E

Pirna
Norbert Kaiser · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
40,128
40.1K
Elevation
128 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
30
listed under Pirna
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport23 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague97 km

About Pirna

Pirna is a village. Location: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Population: 40,128. Elevation: 128 m.

From Wikipedia

Pirna (German: [ˈpɪʁna] ; Upper Sorbian: Pěrno, pronounced [ˈpʲɪʁnɔ]) is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
53.1 km²
Official website
pirna.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Pirna

  • Bahretal
  • Dohma
  • Heidenau

Twin towns and sister cities of Pirna

  • Varkaus· Finland

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Pirna over time

Population of Pirna over time
2017 38,276
2019 38,320
2021 38,361
2022 39,054
2023 39,303
2024 40,128
2025 40,039

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Pirna

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (87 mm)
Driest month
February (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pirna
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°14°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)454151416477878256495453

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Pirna

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 23 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 17 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 23 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 97 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 17 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 71 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 102 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 117 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 130 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pirna

Within 100 km: 270 historic and cultural sites, 1,833 natural sites, 400 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km385 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 2 kmE
  • Taubenteich Lake 19 kmSE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 17 kmSW

25–60 km956 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 52 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 34 kmE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 45 kmN
  • Vierteich Lake 38 kmNW

60–100 km1,162 places

  • Lysá Mountain 77 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 89 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 93 kmSW
  • Buschteich Lake 63 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pirna

30 places
  1. 1 Pirna 40.3K
  2. 2 Pirna-Sonnenstein 6.3K
  3. 3 Cunnersdorf 130
  4. 4 Niedervogelgesang 69

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages17

Mountains & nature3

Heritage & sights6

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources