--- title: "Wehlen - View from the banks of the Elbe to Rathen" url: "https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/en/poi/wehlen-view-from-elbufer-to-rathen" description: "Located directly on the Elbe and easily accessible, this view of the Elbe was not only intended to impress artists such as Caspar David Friedrich.\"One's gaze is eagerly fixed on the Elbe flowing past and on the wooded hills that rise gently from the opposite bank. Everything is now more beautiful, more open, more lovely,\" wrote Caspar David Friedrich's contemporary and explorer of Saxon Switzerland, Wilhelm Leberecht Götzinger, in 1804 about the Wilkeaussicht just before the town of Wehlen. Friedrich was also fascinated by this view. Whether he actually drew from the Wilkeaussicht or from the castle hill above the town on June 14, 1812 is disputed. A second drawing was made on the banks of the Elbe, on the path below the \"Weiße Brüche\" to Rathen." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2392375/8abc367b1dbdff1a5bd5934cb640cf8b055ead889ff0b35142a5fdaa9c00f2d6/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Saxon Switzerland > Special > Destination.Data Details > Points of Interest" --- Share Wehlen - View from the banks of the Elbe to Rathen ================================================== - Worth seeing - River landscape with calm water, green banks and wooded hills; colorful houses on the left, clear, sunny atmosphere. Sketch of a river landscape with hills and trees, minimalistically drawn on beige paper, calm atmosphere. A path with benches leads along a river, lined with red flowers; surrounded by green hills under a cloudy sky. A well-kept park with benches and flowerbeds, surrounded by green hedges and trees, with houses and a wooded hill in the background. View from the banks of the Elbe in Wehlen to Rathen - a place of inspiration for Caspar David Friedrich Located directly on the Elbe and easily accessible, this view of the Elbe was not only intended to impress artists such as Caspar David Friedrich. "One's gaze is eagerly fixed on the Elbe flowing past and on the wooded hills that rise gently from the opposite bank. Everything is now more beautiful, more open, more lovely," wrote Caspar David Friedrich's contemporary and explorer of Saxon Switzerland, Wilhelm Leberecht Götzinger, in 1804 about the Wilkeaussicht just before the town of Wehlen. Friedrich was also fascinated by this view. Whether he actually drew from the Wilkeaussicht or from the castle hill above the town on June 14, 1812 is disputed. A second drawing was made on the banks of the Elbe, on the path below the "Weiße Brüche" to Rathen. Read more Good to know ------------ General information - Parking Available - Bus stop available Payment methods Entrance Free Accessibility **Saxony Barrier-Free** **Information on accessibility**  - Parking lot at the Elbe parking lot Stadt Wehlen - Disabled WC on (Lohmener Straße, not far from the market square and the Elbe parking lot); approx. 800 m away from the viewpoint; - is located directly on the wheelchair tour "Spazieren zwischen Wehlen und Rathen", which Parking - indicated disabled parking space available Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility - Door width min. 90 cm - Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp Read more Directions & Parking facilities PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: S-Bahn S1, stop: Stadt Wehlen | Bahnhof Then take the ferry F 8 to the other side of the Elbe Bus 238, Bus 239 | Stop: Stadt Wehlen | Karl-Marx-Platz Timetable information: www.vvo-online.de Parking lot: on the banks of the Elbe in Stadt Wehlen Read more Contact person Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.**Nicole Hesse** Bahnhofstraße 21 01796 01796 Pirna Our recommendations ------------------- View on map - Viewpoint/viewing tower - Church - Leisure park Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Christmas event - Place of interest - Museum/art collection - Worth seeing - Viewpoint/viewing tower - Tours 333.99 km - Gravel bike 43.52 km - Gravel bike 5.03 km - Hiking Contact 01829 Stadt Wehlen