What is "rauenstein"

The Rauenstein is a table hill in Saxon Switzerland in Germany. It rises west of the Elbe inside the Elbe loop near Rathen. It has a height of and drops steeply to the north into the Elbe valley. It has a deeply incised structure and is about long and wide. It thus rises almost over the surrounding area. The Rauenstein is almost completely wooded, but has several dominant sandstone rock faces. The sandstone here is very soft and heavily weathered.

Rauenstein may refer to places, hills and castles in Germany:

Places:

• Rauenstein, a village in the municipality of Effelder-Rauenstein in Sonneberg District, Thuringia
• Rauenstein, a village in the borough of Lengefeld in Erzgebirgskreis District, Saxony

Hills

• Rauenstein , hill in Saxon Switzerland near Rathen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District, Saxony
• Rauenstein , elevation with the Raue Steine rock formation in the Habichtswald Nature Park, Kassel District, North Hesse

Castles:

• Rauenstein Castle Ruins, ruins above Rauenstein in Effelder-Rauenstein, Sonneberg District, Thuringia
• Rauenstein Castle, palace-like former castle that gave its name to the village of Rauenstein in the borough of Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis District, Saxony