Großenhain
Also known as Grossenhain
Großenhain (; also written as Grossenhain; , ) is a Große Kreisstadt (German for major district town) in the district of Meissen, Saxony, Germany. It was originally known as Hayne. The current name simply means "big Hayne".
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Großenhain Rathaus.JPG
- German location.image_caption
- Town hall
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen_grossenhain.png
- German location.image_plan
- Großenhain in MEI.svg
- German location.state
- Sachsen
- German location.district
- Meissen
- German location.elevation
- 122
- German location.area
- 130.36
- German location.postal_code
- 01558; 01561
- German location.area_code
- 03522
- German location.licence
- MEI; GRH; RG; RIE
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Großenhain (; also written as Grossenhain; , ) is a Große Kreisstadt (German for major district town) in the district of Meissen, Saxony, Germany. It was originally known as Hayne. The current name simply means "big Hayne".
==History== Großenhain was originally a Sorbian settlement, and remains an area where this language is spoken.
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