Meissen highlands
The Meißner Hochland is a landscape in the transition area south of the Elbe Valley and Lommatzscher Pflege towards the Ore Mountains . The Meißner Hochland is part of the Erzgebirge foothills and extends from the region south of Meißen to the Tharandt Forest and the Freiberg gates . In the east it is bounded by the left Elbe valleys and includes the Dresden villages of Mobschatz , Gompitz and Oberwartha . The Dresden-West motorway triangle of the A 4 and A 17 is located on the comparatively flat terrain . The altitude difference to the Elbe valley is exploited in Oberwartha by the Niederwartha pumped storage plant , the upper basin of which is in the highlands and the lower basin of the Elbland next to the Elbe.
The Meißner highlands are located at an altitude of 200–400 m above sea level. The region is mainly used for agriculture, only from the height of Nossen - Siebenlehn - Wilsdruff do forest areas increase significantly and you notice the gradual transition into the Ore Mountains.
Until the name Saxon Switzerland was created in the 18th century, the Elbe Sandstone Mountains were also known as the Meißner Hochland .