Napoleonstein, Sandstone rock formation in Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany

Napoleonstein is a sandstone rock formation in Saxon Switzerland that rises prominently from the surrounding forest. The site connects to hiking trails that link it with other rocky outcrops in this geologically distinctive area.

The name refers to the tradition that Napoleon Bonaparte watched his army's movements from this rock after the Battle of Kulm in late August 1813 and was nearly hit by a Russian cannonball. On 27 and 28 August 1813 French troops stationed here drove off isolated Russian units.

The name recalls a tradition that Napoleon Bonaparte watched his army's movements here in late August 1813 and narrowly escaped a Russian cannonball. French troops were stationed on the rock on 27 and 28 August 1813 and drove off isolated Russian units. A bench and two information boards stand at the viewpoint.

Napoleonstein is reached via two forest paths from the Hohe Straße (S 169); the village of Langenhennersdorf lies directly below the rock. A bench and two information boards stand at the viewpoint. The panorama runs from the southeast over the west to about the northwest, with the wooded valley of the Bahra in the centre.

The rock is a small group of Cretaceous Elbe sandstone crags, assigned to the Middle Turonian, in the transition between the Postelwitz and Schrammstein beds. A bench and two information boards stand at the viewpoint, and the Labyrinth rock group lies a short distance to the east.