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the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track (pictured) in Altenberg was constructed under armed security on order from East Germany's Stasi minister Erich Mielke?
stained glass in Marston Bigot church in Somerset, England is from the abbey of Altenberg in Germany and depicts a scene from the early life of St Bernard?

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Location of the town of Altenberg within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Altenberg


Altenberg, Germany
Coordinates	50°45′52″N 13°45′28″E / 50.76444°N 13.75778°E / 50.76444; 13.75778
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Dresden
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Municipal assoc.	Altenberg
Town subdivisions	12
Mayor	Thomas Kirsten

Basic statistics
Area	89.74 km² (34.65 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2461 ft)
Population	5,890 (31 December 2006)
- Density	66 /km² (170 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PIR
Postal code	01773
Area code	035056
Website	www.altenberg.de

Altenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈaltənbɛɐ̯k]) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden.

Sport

It is home of the Altenberg bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track that has been in use since 1987.

The FIBT World Championships 2008 ran February 11-24, 2008 in Altenberg, Germany for the fifth time, having done so in 1991 (bobsleigh), 1994 (skeleton), 1999 (skeleton), and 2000 (men's bobsleigh). It was the first time Altenberg has hosted all of the events at one championship

Points of interest

Botanischer Garten Schellerhau, a botanical garden

Towns and municipalities in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district

Altenberg \| Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel \| Bad Schandau \| Bahretal \| Bannewitz \| Dippoldiswalde \| Dohma \| Dohna \| Dorfhain \| Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach \| Freital \| Geising \| Glashütte \| Gohrisch \| Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau \| Heidenau \| Hermsdorf \| Höckendorf \| Hohnstein \| Kirnitzschtal \| Königstein \| Kreischa \| Liebstadt \| Lohmen \| Müglitztal \| Neustadt in Sachsen \| Pirna \| Porschdorf \| Pretzschendorf \| Rabenau \| Rathen \| Rathmannsdorf \| Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna \| Rosenthal-Bielatal \| Schmiedeberg \| Sebnitz \| Stadt Wehlen \| Stolpen \| Struppen \| Tharandt \| Wilsdruff