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Also known as Meißen

Meissen ( ; ; ) is a town of approximately 30,000 inhabitants, situated about north‑west of Dresden and 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 . The town of Meissen, designated as a Große Kreisstadt, serves as the administrative seat of the Meissen district.

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Meissen is a town of about 30,000 people in eastern Germany, situated on the River Elbe in Saxony, that serves as the administrative center for its district. It is renowned worldwide for its fine porcelain production and is also home to notable historical landmarks including Albrechtsburg castle and a Gothic cathedral.

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Key facts

German place.name
Meissen
German place.German_name
Meißen
German place.type
Stadt
German place.image_coa
DEU Meißen COA.png
German place.image_plan
Meißen in MEI.svg
German place.state
Sachsen
German place.district
Meißen
German place.elevation
106
German place.area
30.92
German place.postal_code
01654–01662
German place.area_code
03521
German place.licence
MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
14627140
German place.divisions
12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke
German place.website
www.stadt-meissen.de
German place.mayor
Olaf Raschke
German place.leader_term
2018–25
German place.party
CDU

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Meißen
Population
29051
Area
30.92
Elevation
106
Official website
www.stadt-meissen.de
Image
Meißen 002.jpg
Dialing code
03521
Licence plate code
MEI
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Commons category
Meißen
Commons gallery
Meißen
postal code
01654–01662
short name
Mei
native label
Meißen
P6482
Meissen
hashtag
Meißen
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12 sections
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  • History
  • Porcelain
  • Main sights
  • Educational institutions
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • Worked in the town
  • Names
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • See also
  • Citations
  • External links

Meissen ( ; ; ) is a town of approximately 30,000 inhabitants, situated about north‑west of Dresden and 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 . 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.

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