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Nearby is the 13th-century Gothic Meissen Cathedral (Meißner Dom), whose chapel is one of the most famous burial places of the Wettin family. The hill on which the castle and the cathedral are built offers a view over the roofs of the old town. Meissen's historical district is located mostly around the market at the foot of the castle hill.
Meissen ( German: Meißen) is a district ( Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the state of Brandenburg, the district of Bautzen, the urban district Dresden, the districts Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Mittelsachsen and Nordsachsen .
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Meissen District has a Sorbian history along with most of Saxony. The capital city is a celebration of this and more modern culture, and a journey here will pass through many centuries. In central Saxony , bordering on Brandenburg to the north is the Meißen District.
1. Albrechtsburg Castle. 445. Castles. Meissen Albrechtsburg Castle, the oldest in Germany, towers majestically over the Elbe River Valley. At the end of the 15th century, Arnold von Westfalen oversaw the construction of an impressive castle - a masterful structure - that continues to set trends and amaze people to this day with its ...
Meißen. Meissen (German spelling Meißen) is the oldest town in Saxony, Germany. Meißen was also once home to the local bishop and thus has a huge medieval cathedral and adjoining castle. It is very close to Dresden and the adjacent landscapes of the Saxon Wine Region and the mountain range of Saxon Switzerland.
30,90 square kilometres. In a beautiful contrast to the porcelain figures, Meissen's Gothic cathedral dominates the town's skyline. It is a sight to behold, not least for the contrasting architecture of its towers: the west towers were completed between 1904 and 1908, while the south-east tower dates back to the 14th/15th century.
Meissen is a small town on the Elbe river downstream from Dresden which is world-famous for its production of porcelain. It is also known as "the cradle of Saxony" as it was from here that the Wettin dynasty established control of the area that later became the Free State of Saxony. View across the Elbe to the castle in Meissen.
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