Coordinates | 15°48′00″N47°54′00″N |
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Name | Meissen |
Name local | Meißen |
Art | Stadt |
Image photo | Meißen Burgberg mit Albrechtsburg und Dom.jpg |
Wappen | Wappen meißen.png |
Lat deg | 51 |lat_min 9 |lat_sec 49 |
Lon deg | 13 |lon_min 28 |lon_sec 39 |
Lageplan | Meißen in MEI.svg |
Bundesland | Sachsen |
Regierungsbezirk | Dresden |
Landkreis | Meißen |
Höhe | 106 |
Fläche | 30.90 |
Einwohner | 28544 |
Stand | 2005-09-30 |
Plz | 01654–01662 |
Vorwahl | 03521 |
Kfz | MEI |
Gemeindeschlüssel | 14627140 |
Gliederung | 12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke |
Adresse | Markt 101662 Meißen |
Website | www.stadt-meissen.de |
Bürgermeister | Olaf Raschke }} |
The Margraviate of Meissen was founded in 968 as well, with the city as the capital of the Margraves of Meissen. A market town by 1000, Meissen passed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1018 under Boleslaw I the Brave, afterwards into hands of Emperor Conrad II in 1032 and the House of Wettin in 1089. The city was at the forefront of the Ostsiedlung, or intensive German settlement of the rural Slavic lands east of the Elbe, and its reception of city rights dates to 1332.
The construction of Meissen Cathedral was begun in 1260 on the same hill as the Albrechtsburg castle. The resulting lack of space led to the cathedral being one of the smallest cathedrals in Europe. The church is also known as being one of the most pure examples of Gothic architecture.
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Meissen.
The first European porcelain was manufactured in Meissen in 1710, when the Royal Porcelain Factory was opened in the Albrechtsburg. In 1861, it was moved to the Triebisch river valley of Meissen, where the porcelain factory can still be found today. Along with porcelain, other ceramics are also manufactured.
Meissen's historical district is located mostly around the market at the foot of the castle hill. It contains many buildings of Renaissance architecture. Also imposing is the view from the 57 metre high tower of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), situated in the old market-place. This church, not to be confused with the Dresden Frauenkirche, was first mentioned in a 1205 deed issued by Bishop Dietrich II and after a blaze about 1450 rebuilt in the Late Gothic style of a hall church. Its tower hosts the world's first porcelain carillon, manufactured in 1929 on the occasion of the town's 1000-years-jubilee. Another popular tourist sight is the world-famous Meissen porcelain factory.
From spring to autumn, several festivals take place in Meissen, such as the pottery market or the Weinfest, which celebrates the wine harvest. Meissen wine is produced at the vineyards in the river valley (Elbtal) around the town, part of the Saxonian wine region, one of the northernmost in Europe.
Category:Towns in Saxony Category:Wine regions of Germany
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