Meissen

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Meissen Meißen
Town
Albrechtsburg and Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location of Meissen within Meißen district
Meissen Show map of Germany Meissen Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°10′N 13°29′E / 51.167°N 13.483°E / 51.167; 13.483
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Meißen
Subdivisions	12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke
Government
• Mayor (2018–25)	Olaf Raschke[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	30.90 km2 (11.93 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	29,011
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01654–01662
Dialling codes	03521
Vehicle registration	MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Website	www.stadt-meissen.de

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. The Große Kreisstadt is the capital of the Meissen district.