Meißen facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Landkreis Meißen
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony | |
| Admin. region | Dresden | |
| District | Meißen Rural District | |
| Subdivisions | 12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke | |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) | |
| Population
(2009-12-31)
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| • Total | 27,693 | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes |
01654 – 01662
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| Dialling codes | 03521 | |
| Vehicle registration | MEI | |
| Website | www.stadt-meissen.de | |
Meißen (Sorbian languages: Mišno) is a town of about 30,000 near Dresden on both banks of the Elbe in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meißen is the home of Meißen porcelain. Meißen is the capital city of Meißen Rural District
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was in Meißen.
Porcelain
Meißen is famous for the manufacture of porcelain. This is because there are big local deposits of china clay (kaolin) and potter's clay (potter's earth). Meißen porcelain was the first high quality porcelain to be produced outside of China.
The first European porcelain was made in Meißen in 1710, when the Royal Porcelain Factory was opened in the Albrechtsburg. In 1861, it was moved to the Triebisch valley of Meißen, where the Meißen porcelain factory can still be found today.
Notable residents
- St. Benno (1010-1106), Bishop of Meißen
- Heinrich Frauenlob (died 1318), poet
- Johann Klaj (1616-1656), poet
- Johann Elias Schlegel (1719-1749), critic and poet
- Johann Adolf Schlegel (1721-1793), poet and clergyman
- Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), physician
- Karl G. Maeser (1828-1901), Mormon academic
- Ralf Schumann (born 1962), Olympic shooter
Other pages
Images for kids
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Cathedral
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Hohlweg from the bridge to Meissen Castle
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Polish-Saxon post milestone
See also
In Spanish: Meißen para niños
