weight of the water then suddenly destroyed these shop-fronts when the windows broke. Ironically, older "leaky" shopfronts did not suffer this fate, as the water built up height and thus pressure equally on both sides. Whilst international media mainly concentrated on the impact upon Dresden the impact upon Pirna was proportionately much worse. Schöna and Bad Schandau were also affected heavily. In July 2005, Pirna finally received federal highway access via its own connection, when a section from Dresden to Pirna of the Bundesautobahn 17 was completed. The extension to the Czech border was opened to traffic in December 2006. The inner town and the areas close to the Elbe in Pirna were again affected by severe flooding by the Elbe in June 2013, while still being severe, it failed to meet the record levels of the 2002 flood: The water level of the Elbe reached a height of (2002: ). By June 5, 2013, around 7,700 people had to be evacuated, and about 1000 buildings were affected by the water. Administrative incorporations Villages and other municipalities that were incorporated into Pirna: 1850: Hausberggemeinde 1922/23: Posta, Niedervogelgesang, Zuschendorf, Neundorf, Rottwerndorf, Hinter-Jessen und Copitz 1930: Zehista 1950: Cunnersdorf, Mockethal, Zatzschkepp 1971: Liebethal 1974: Krietzschwitz, Obervogelgesang 1998: Birkwitz-Pratzschwitz, Graupa Population Change of population (from 1960, all figures for December 31): 1 October 29 2 August 31 Culture Museums StadtMuseum Pirna - municipal museum Botanischen Sammlungen Landschloß Zuschendorf - botanical collections DDR Museum Pirna - museum devoted to East Germany memorabilia Gedenkstätte Pirna-Sonnenstein - Sonnenstein memorial Richard-Wagner-Stätten, Jagdschloss Graupa - museum dedicated to the German composer Richard Wagner Music Neue Elbland Philharmonie – 60 musicians and about 160 concerts every year Pirnaer Jazznacht – a repeating event covering jazz music Art Pirna Art Day - annual day of art Transport Pirna station, on the Dresden S-Bahn and the Dresden to Prague railway, is located to the west of the town centre, and is the junction point for the line to Neustadt in Sachsen and Sebnitz. Besides the town's main station, it is also served by Obervogelgesang, Pirna-Copitz and Pirna-Copitz Nord stations. Pirna is also a stop for the Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt ships, including historic paddle steamers, operating on the Elbe between Dresden and the Czech border. Local and regional bus services are operated by the Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Twin towns – sister cities Pirna is twinned with: Baienfurt, Germany (2010) Bolesławiec, Poland (1980) Capannori,