Meissen, Medieval district capital on the Elbe River, Germany
Located 25 kilometers northwest of Dresden, Meissen extends across both banks of the Elbe River at an elevation of 106 meters.
King Henry the Fowler founded Meissen in 929 as a strategic point in the newly conquered territory of the Slavic Glomita tribe.
The Royal-Polish and Electoral-Saxon Porcelain Manufactory, established in 1710 at Albrechtsburg castle, produced the first European porcelain.
The Albrechtsburg castle, standing on a rocky hill above the town, now functions as a museum displaying murals of Saxon history.
Meissen Cathedral, completed in 1410, represents pure Gothic architecture and contains burial sites of the Wettin family.
Location: Meissen District
Elevation above the sea: 106 m
Shares border with: Käbschütztal, Klipphausen
Website: https://stadt-meissen.de
GPS coordinates: 51.16361,13.47750
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:50
Meissen porcelain
1.2 km
Meißen Domplatz 1 Kornhaus
614 m
Albrechtsburg
541 m
Meissen Cathedral
508 m
Sächsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra zu Meißen
658 m
Schloss Proschwitz
1.7 km
Nikolaikirche
941 m
Castle Siebeneichen
1.7 km
Frauenkirche
533 m
Kloster Heilig Kreuz (Meißen)
1.8 km
Meissen station
354 m
Kloster St. Afra
669 m
Meißen Domplatz 3 Bischofsschloss
443 m
Freizeitbad "Wellenspiel Meißen"
1.9 km
Markt 6
496 m
Webergasse 1
551 m
Rathaus Meißen
490 m
Stadtmuseum Meißen
347 m
Meißen Domplatz 7
516 m
Johanneskirche (Meißen)
784 m
Bosel und Elbhänge nördlich Meißen
2.5 km
Altstadtbrücke Meißen
104 m
St. Wolfgang
1.2 km
Brauhaus Meißen
562 m
Martinskapelle (Meißen)
382 m
Domherrenhof
643 m
Eisenbahnbrücke Meißen
234 m
St. Benno (Meißen)
1.4 kmReviews
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