Lohmen is a municipality in the
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in
Saxony
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Germany
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History
Lohmen was first officially recognized as a village in 1292. The village name comes from the
Slovak term ''lom'' or "fissure". There were quarries in the area as early as 1200, and were the first and biggest in the region. Lohmen and the kingdom Wehlen-Lohmen belonged to the
House of Schönburg until it was traded for other property to
Maurice, Elector of Saxony
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in 1543. In the 19th century it became part of the city of
Pirna.
Public services
*Volunteer Fire Department Lohmen
*Lohmen Elementary School
*Kindergarten and daycare services
Nearby attractions
*
Bastei
*Lohmen Castle
References
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