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Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen, IPA: [ˈmaɪsn̩] ), is a town of approximately 30,000 about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche.
- Albrechtsburg. A masterwork of Late Gothic architecture, Albrechtsburg, in Meissen’s hilltop ensemble of medieval monuments, held as Germany’s oldest “Schloss”, equivalent to a château.
- Meissen Cathedral. Next door, Meissen Cathedral is as pure an expression of Gothic architecture as you could hope to find. Work started in 1260 and would continue up to 1410.
- Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Meissen is a byword for fine porcelain, a legacy reaching back to 1708. It all began when Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland wanted to crack the secret of Chinese porcelain, which had been imported to Europe at great expense for hundreds of years.
- Burgberg. The climb up the hill that hosts the castle and cathedral from the south is like a journey through time: You’ll clamber past Gothic and Renaissance patrician houses on stairways until you arrive at the Schlossbrücke.
Meissen, city, SaxonyLand (state), southeastern Germany. It lies on the Elbe River just northwest of Dresden. It grew out of the early Slavic settlement of Misni and was founded as a German town by King Henry I in 929. In 968 it became the seat of the margravate of Meissen, which passed in 1089 to the house of Wettin, electors of Saxony after 1423.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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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.
Jun 14, 2023 · Rathaus. Standing proud in Meissen’s bustling market square, the town hall (Rathaus) is a pleasure for the eyes. It has a series of three gorgeous dormers adorning a very steep saddle roof. It houses a traditional German restaurant on the ground floor. Markt 1, 01662 Meißen, Germany, +49 (0) 3521 4670.
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Feb 26, 2020 · 1. Albrechtsburg Castle. 444. 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 ...
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.
