Meissen

Meissen is the oldest town in , . Meißen was also once home to the local bishop and thus has a huge medieval cathedral and adjoining castle.
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  • Locality with about 28,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (360 feet)
  • Also known as
    “14627140”
    “Meißen”
    “Stadt Meißen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Albrechtsburg and Meissen Cathedral.
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The is a Late Gothic castle erected from 1471 till about 1495.
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or the Church of St John and St Donatus is a Gothic church in in .
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is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niederau and Weinböhla.
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is a municipality in the district of Meißen… is situated 4½ km east of Meissen.
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is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in , . is situated 5 km east of Meissen.

Meissen

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Latitude
51.1649° or 51° 9′ 54″ north
Longitude
13.4859° or 13° 29′ 9″ east
Open location code
9F3M5F7P+X9
Geo­Names ID
6550801

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Meissen” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Meissen”
  • Arabic: “مايسن”
  • Bashkir: “Мейсен”
  • Bulgarian: “Майсен”
  • Catalan: “Meissen”
  • Chinese: “迈森”
  • Czech: “Míšeň”
  • Finnish: “Meissen”
  • Hebrew: “מייסן”
  • Hungarian: “Meissen”
  • Ido: “Meissen”
  • Japanese: “マイセン”
  • Kazakh: “Мейсен”
  • Korean: “마이센”
  • Latin: “Misnia”
  • Latvian: “Meisene”
  • Lithuanian: “Meisenas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Meissen”
  • Macedonian: “Мајсен”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Meissen”
  • Persian: “مایسن”
  • Polish: “Miśnia”
  • Russian: “Мейсен”
  • Serbian: “Мајсен”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Meissen”
  • Swedish: “Meissen”
  • Thai: “ไมเซน”
  • Ukrainian: “Майсен”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Mišno”
  • Vietnamese: “Meissen”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Meissen”
  • Western Panjabi: “مائیسن”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Meißen station and Meissen railway bridge.

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