Lichtenhain is one of villages in
Germany situated some 20 km south-east of
Neustadt in Sachsen and 250 km from
Berlin, 130 km north-west of Germany -
Czech Republic border. According to the latest census, the population of Lichtenhain is about 130 people. People mostly visit Lichtenhain to see its natural arches and waterfalls.
The nearest airport Bautzen (IATA: BBJ) is about 50 km away.
Best things to see in Lichtenhain
The Kuhstall is the second largest natural arch in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains after the Prebischtor. It is located on the Neuer Wildenstein, a 337 m high rock outcrop in the hinterland of Saxon Switzerland, south of the Lichtenhain Waterfall and above the Kirnitzsch valley. It is crowned by the 15th century castle of Wildenstein. The arch is 11 m high, 17 m wide and 24 m deep.
The Lichtenhain Waterfall is a waterfall formed by the Lichtenhainer village brook and is situated in the Kirnitzsch Valley in the Saxon Switzerland of Germany.
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