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Longuyon Longuyon, a small town with around 5,200 inhabitants, has been Pirna’s twin town in France since 1980. Located by the border with Belgium and Luxembourg in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, the Chiers, a tributary of the Meuse, runs through the town. Small and medium-sized businesses, such as workshops producing stoneware, shape the economy of the commune. Tourist attractions in…

Self-determined and well supplied Pirna is a city for all ages and above all offers the older generation the opportunity for a self-determined and varied life. In addition to attractive forms of housing, comprehensive health care and a wide range of shopping opportunities, there are also the many meeting, leisure and advice offers that enrich life in old age. The short distances in the city and…

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Shopping experience Everything that makes a shopping town endearing is close together in Pirna - shops, cafés, restaurants and much more. There is no rush. The streets of the old town are busy in a pleasant way. In Pirna, shopping really still means – strolling around. The city center is known for its more than 120 shops, many of which are owner-managed, and for a cozy shopping and coffee culture.…

Extension to Bad Gottleuba and operation until decommissioning The town of Gottleuba (Bad Gottleuba from 1936) pushed for the railway line to be extended at an early stage. From 1880, various plans for the construction of a railway across the Eastern Ore Mountains to the North Bohemian coal basin were again discussed in the Saxon state parliament. In some cases, the extension of the Gottleuba…

A brief history of Pirna 1233 First reference to Pirna in the records 1245 Pirna gets town privileges, the Margrave of Meißen rules over the town 1269 First documentary evidence of Pirna castle 1293 Pirna becomes part of Bohemia um 1300 A Dominican monastery is established 1325 King John of Bohemia renews town privileges, especially staple right 1404/05 Pirna becomes part of the Margravate of…