Bosel und Elbhänge nördlich Meißen, Special Area of Conservation near Meissen, Germany

Bosel und Elbhänge nördlich Meißen is a 157-hectare FFH area split into five sections northwest and southeast of Meissen. It covers southwest-facing steep slopes of the Elbe breakthrough valley with rock heads, abandoned quarries, loess plateaus, dry forests, and sparse grasslands. Elevation ranges from the Elbe level to 182 metres at the Boselspitze.

The site was proposed as a candidate for European protection in 2002 and formally added to the list of areas of Community importance in 2004. This recognition acknowledged its ecological value and the need to safeguard its steep slope habitats.

The name Bosel refers to the Spaargebirge hills; the Deutsche Bosel section holds vineyards on the slopes of the Deutsche Bosel mountain, part of the site's extensive winegrowing. The Römische Bosel, by contrast, is a mostly wooded hill. The site description notes extensive viticulture only in places, alongside dry forests and dry grasslands.

The site is accessible through several hiking trails that span different elevations from the Elbe River to the Boselspitze viewpoint. Routes vary in steepness and difficulty, so visitors should choose paths suited to their fitness level.

The Knorre, a granite rock mass in the Elbe near the Karpfenschänke, once jutted so far into the river that it acted as a barrier to shipping. The site's most striking limestone dry grassland lies along the Rottewitz quarries, and basophil pioneer grassland is best developed at the Knorre. Only five other SACs in Saxony contain tufa springs.