Meissen
Meissen
Meißen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Meissen
within Meißen district | |
Location of Meissen | |
Meissen Meissen | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′N 13°29′E / 51.167°N 13.483°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Meißen |
| Subdivisions | 12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–25) | Olaf Raschke (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.92 km2 (11.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 29,051 |
| • Density | 939.6/km2 (2,433/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01654–01662 |
| Dialling codes | 03521 |
| Vehicle registration | MEI, GRH, RG, RIE |
| Website | www.stadt-meissen.de |
Meissen (German: Meißen [ˈmaɪsn̩] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Mišno; Latin: Misnia, Misena) is a town of approximately 30,000 inhabitants, situated about 25 km (16 mi) north‑west of Dresden and 75 km (47 mi) west of Bautzen, on both banks of the River Elbe in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is renowned as the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral, and the Meissen Church of Our Lady. The town of Meissen, designated as a Große Kreisstadt, serves as the administrative seat of the Meissen district.
In Germany, the name Meissen is the legally registered trademark of the State Porcelain Manufactory (Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH), while Meißen refers specifically to the city and municipality.