▁Schweiz - O ster z geb ir ge ▁district , ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁of ▁Sax ony , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Seb nitz ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Seb nitz ▁and ▁its ▁side ▁valle ys ▁between ▁ 2 5 1 ▁and ▁ 4 6 0 ▁m ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁between ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁Sax on ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁the ▁L us at ian ▁High lands . ▁Top ograph ically ▁the ▁town ▁itself ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁L us at ian ▁U pl and , ▁but ▁lies ▁right ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁the ▁Upper ▁L us at ian ▁High lands . ▁Because ▁the ▁natural ▁region ▁of ▁Sax on ▁Switzerland ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁close ▁by , ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁very ▁varied . ▁The ▁local ▁hill ▁of ▁Seb nitz ▁is ▁the ▁T ane č nice ▁( T anz plan ) ▁which ▁is ▁on ▁Czech ▁territory . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁Seb nitz ▁itself , ▁Schön bach ▁( jo ined ▁ 1 9 3 5 ), ▁H ain ers dorf ▁( jo ined ▁ 1 9 2 0 ), ▁H ert ig sw al de ▁( jo ined ▁ 1 9 5 0 ), ▁Hinter h erm sd orf ▁( jo ined ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁municipality ▁of ▁Kir nitz sch tal ▁( jo ined ▁ 2 0 1 2 ), ▁that ▁itself ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁villages ▁Alt endorf , ▁Mittel nd orf , ▁L ichten h