Sebnitz (German: [ˈzɛpnɪts]; Upper Sorbian: Zebnica, pronounced [ˈzɛbnʲitsa]) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.

Three months later, his mother claimed that the boy had been tortured and drowned by no less than 50 neo-Nazis, wearing boots, tattoos, and all.

While Der Spiegel did not buy the story, tabloid Bild took full advantage, dragging the town into the national spotlight for about a week until the mother was investigated by police for encouraging false accusations.

In October 2015 around 3000 people protested against the migration policy of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and built a symbolic 'living frontier' (lebende Grenze) against asylum seekers.

Train services are operated by Städtebahn Sachsen (Pirna–Neustadt–Sebnitz) and DB Regio (in cooperation with České dráhy) (Rumburk–Dolní Poustevna–Sebnitz–Bad Schandau–Děčín hl.n.