Labské pískovce Protected Landscape Area, Protected landscape area in Ústecký kraj, Czech Republic

The Landschaftsschutzpark Elbsandsteingebirge is a protected landscape area of 243 km² in the Děčín and Ústí nad Labem districts, divided by the České Švýcarsko National Park into five separate parts. Its surface consists of Cretaceous quartz sandstones 350–420 metres thick, forming rock formations covered by forest, with the highest point at Děčínský Sněžník (723 m).

The protected landscape area was declared on 19 September 1972 by decree of the Ministry of Culture. On 1 January 2000, its northern part was separated to form the České Švýcarsko National Park, and since 1 June 2017 the area has been administered by the national park authority based in Krásná Lípa.

The landscape is dotted with preserved timber-framed and log houses in villages such as Petrovice and Chřibská, a form of folk architecture the sources single out as especially valuable. The Elbe canyon and the rock town of Tiské stěny have drawn painters and climbers since the 19th century.

The protected landscape area is split into five separate sections by the České Švýcarsko National Park, so routes cross the park between them. Administration is based in Krásná Lípa, and the area borders Saxon Switzerland in Germany to the north. The terrain runs from 115 m at the Elbe to 723 m on Děčínský Sněžník.

The area is not a single block: the national park České Švýcarsko, carved out on 1 January 2000, splits it into five separate parts. Its sandstone towers are compared in number to those of Arizona and Utah, but here they are covered by forest.