Rathmannsdorf Explained

Rathmannsdorf
Image Coa:Wappen Rathmannsdorf.svg
Coordinates:50.9333°N 22°W
Image Plan:Rathmannsdorf in PIR.svg
State:Sachsen
District:Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft:Bad Schandau
Elevation:225
Area:4.37
Postal Code:01814
Area Code:035022
Licence:PIR
Gemeindeschlüssel:14628320
Divisions:5
Website:www.rathmannsdorf.de
Mayor:Uwe Thiele[1]
Leader Term:2022 - 29
Party:CDU

Rathmannsdorf is a township in the Saxon district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Rathmannsdorf is down the Elbe from Bad Schandau.

Geography

The township's highest point is a plateau near Bad Schandau 200 meters above sea level, with the lowest point 120 meters above sea level along the Elbe. The township consists of the districts Wendischfähre, Höhe, Zauke, Plan and Gluto.[2]

History

Rathmannsdorf was first mentioned in a document in 1443. Rathmannsdorf along with Bad Schandau, Porschdorf, and Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna form a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft. The town is also a stop on the Sebnitztalbahn part of the Sächsische Semmering-Bahn, a local railroad.

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_wahlen_buergermeister_uebersicht_aktuell.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022
  2. Web site: Community information . Gemeinde Rathmannsdorf in the center of the Elbsandsteingebirge . Gemeinde Rathmannsdorf . 2 February 2019.