Discover Saupsdorf - one of the most beautiful places in the Saxon Switzerland.

Saupsdorf is lying on the foot of the Wachberg, which is also called "Swiss Crown". There is a tremendous view over the whole rear of Saxon Switzerland. From the Thorwalder Walls, over the Teichstone, the Frienstone, the Apestones and the Schrammstones to the Falconstone. On the village with 550 inhabitantsyou can find several large farms, numerous half-timbered houses and Umgebinge-houses. 1842 church of Saupsdorf was consecrated, which is one of the most beautifull churches in the Saxon Switzerland.

Saupsdorf was probably created in 12th or 13th century by Frankish farmers. It was put on as forest hoof village,that means everyone got a equivalent large piece of land which directly to its farmstead bordered. These land strips were called hooves. The leader of the farmers got a twice as large piece and him the justiceship was also usually transferred. From this also a possible explanation for the village name is derived. Of the slavic word "Zupan", which meant as much as land judges, could have played a role during the naming. Because large parts of Saxonian Switzerland belonged long time to Bohemia, this were the rule Hohnstein and Wildenstein. The first documentary mention by Saupsdorf is to be registered then 1445. 1451 Saupsdorf, which belonged to the rule Wildenstein, has come in Saxonian possession. The former castle plant on the new Wildenstein today one storms in great quantities, because is there the famous Kuhstall.

Today Saupsdorf belongs to the municipality Kirnitzschtal, which consists of the 5 villages Altendorf, Mittelndorf, Lichtenhain, Ottendorf and Saupdorf.