Saxon Elbland
Meissen
Meißen

Meissen Cathedral

Meissen Cathedral or the Church of St John and St Donatus is a Gothic church in in . It is situated on the castle hill of Meissen, adjacent to the castle and forms a critical centrepiece of the iconic Meissen skyline overlooking the River Elbe in the valley below.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Protestant
  • Description: church building in Saxony, Germany
  • Address: Domplatz 2, Meißen, 01662
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Albrechtsburg and Theater Meißen.

Castle
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The is a Late Gothic castle erected from 1471 till about 1495. It is located in the town centre of in the state of . It is situated on a hill above the river , adjacent to the Meissen Cathedral.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 190 metres south of Meissen Cathedral.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 200 metres southwest of Meissen Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Vorbrücke.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Meissen Cathedral

Latitude
51.16625° or 51° 9′ 59″ north
Longitude
13.47147° or 13° 28′ 17″ east
Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)
Open location code
9F3M5F8C+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22764552
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­protestant
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7646637
Wiki­data ID
Q322853
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Meissen Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية مايسن”
  • Azerbaijani: “Maysen kafedralı”
  • Belarusian: “Майсенскі сабор”
  • Belarusian: “Мейсенскі сабор”
  • Bulgarian: “Майсенска катедрала”
  • Chinese: “邁森主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála sv. Jana a Donáta v Míšni”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Jana a Donáta v Míšni”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatých Jana a Donáta v Míšni”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Míšni”
  • Czech: “Míšeňská katedrála”
  • Czech: “Míšeňský dóm”
  • Dutch: “Dom van Meißen”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Meißen”
  • French: “cathédrale de Meissen”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Meissen”
  • German: “Dom zu Meißen”
  • German: “Domkirche St. Johannis und St. Donatus”
  • German: “Meissner Dom”
  • German: “Meißner Dom”
  • Greek: “καθεδρικός ναός του Μάισσεν”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת מייסן”
  • Hungarian: “Meißeni dóm”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Meißen”
  • Italian: “Duomo di Meißen”
  • Polish: “Katedra miśnieńska”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jana i św. Donata w Miśni”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Meißen”
  • Russian: “Мейсенский собор”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala sv. Janeza in sv. Donata v Meißnu”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Meíßnu”
  • Slovenian: “meißenska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “meißenska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Janeza in sv. Donata v Meißnu”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Meíßnu”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Meissen”
  • Swedish: “Meissens domkyrka”
  • Ukrainian: “Майсенський собор”
  • Western Frisian: “Domtsjerke fan Meissen”

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