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title: "Blackbird case"
url: "https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/en/poi/amselfall-hohnstein"
description: "“This is the spot where the Freischütz cast his bullets,” read an inscription on a stone plaque at the Amselfall around 1900. Johann Friedrich Kind, who wrote the libretto for the opera *Der Freischütz*, is said to have had this very spot in mind when he wrote the famous Wolf’s Gorge scene.A wildly romantic gorge, a cave entrance hidden behind the veil of a waterfall: it’s a motif that even Caspar David Friedrich couldn’t resist.It soon became a popular destination with an inn. Today, the trails are protected by scaffolding to guard against falling rocks, and the inn and information center are closed.Hiking suggestion:Malerweg, Stage 2"
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Blackbird case
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- Natural sight
- Worth seeing

A small waterfall flows over moss-covered rocks into a cave surrounded by lush vegetation and stone walls, in a tranquil, natural setting.

A waterfall cascades over moss-covered rocks, next to a wooden parapet; sunlight creates a small rainbow.

Pencil drawing of a rocky landscape with several fir trees, conveying a calm and natural atmosphere.

Amselfall—Caspar David Friedrich’s Source of Inspiration

 “This is the spot where the Freischütz cast his bullets,” read an inscription on a stone plaque at the Amselfall around 1900. Johann Friedrich Kind, who wrote the libretto for the opera *Der Freischütz*, is said to have had this very spot in mind when he wrote the famous Wolf’s Gorge scene.

A wildly romantic gorge, a cave entrance hidden behind the veil of a waterfall: it’s a motif that even **Caspar David Friedrich** couldn’t resist.

It soon became a popular destination with an inn. Today, the trails are protected by scaffolding to guard against falling rocks, and the inn and information center are closed.

**Hiking suggestion:**

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General information

- Parking Available

Payment methods

Entrance Free

Directions & Parking facilities

Accessible by public transportation.
Train: S1
Stop: Train station, Kurort Rathen
Then take the ferry to the other side of the Elbe.
Footpath: approx. 40 min

Timetable information: www.vvo-online.de

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Contact person

Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.**Nicole Hesse**

Bahnhofstraße 21

01796

01796 Pirna

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