▁of ▁S ächs ische ▁Schweiz ▁and ▁We iß er itz kreis ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁reform ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁Dresden ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁In ▁the ▁south western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁the ▁eastern most ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁O re ▁Mountains ▁( ″ Er z geb ir ge ") ▁is ▁found , ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁named ▁Sax on ▁Switzerland , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁El be ▁Sand stone ▁Mountains . ▁The ▁main ▁river ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁the ▁El be . ▁The ▁district ▁borders ▁( from ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁clock wise ) ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁Mitt els achsen ▁and ▁Me i ßen , ▁the ▁urban ▁district ▁Dresden , ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁B aut zen , ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Town s ▁and ▁municipal ities ▁ ▁{ | ▁! ▁col span = 2 ▁align = left ▁width = 5 0 % | T own s ▁! ▁col span = 2 ▁align = left ▁width = 5 0 % | M unicip al ities ▁| - ▁val ign = top ▁|| ▁Al ten berg ▁Bad ▁Gott le uba - Ber gg ieß h ü bel ▁Bad ▁Sch and au ▁Di pp old is wal de ▁D oh na ▁Fre ital ▁Gl ash üt te ▁He iden au ▁H ohn stein ▁König stein ▁|| ▁Lie bst adt ▁Ne ust adt ▁in ▁Sachsen ▁Pir na ▁R aben au ▁Seb nitz ▁Stadt ▁We hlen