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| Meissen | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 28.044 (2019) | |
| height | 106 m | |
| Tourist info web | Meißen tourist information | |
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Meissen is one of the oldest cities Saxony. It is located 24 km northwest of Dresden, at the confluence of the Triebisch in the Elbe. The city was once a bishopric and has an important cathedral and castle. It is known worldwide above all as the location of the oldest European porcelain factory.
background
Meißen is the capital of the district of the same name and has around 28,000 inhabitants.
Meissen was built by King Heinrich I around 928 as a fortress against the Slavs and flourished as the seat of the margrave, burgrave and bishop. In the 15th century it suffered from the Hussites. In 1548 discussions about the Augsburg Interim took place here. In the Schmalkaldic War (1547) Meißen was occupied by the imperial troops, in the Thirty Years War in 1637 by the Swedes taken by surprise and for the most part burned, in 1645 it was conquered by them. The city also suffered multiple hardships during the Seven Years' War. On March 13, 1813, the French Marshal Davoul had the Elbe bridge burned down. On June 15, 1866, the same was blown up by the Saxons when the Prussians invaded. As a bishopric, the city was a cultural and spiritual center until the beginning of this millennium.
getting there
By plane
The Dresden Airport is the nearest commercial airport with good domestic and European scheduled connections. The line travels from the S-Bahn station in the basement of the terminal S2 to Neustadt train station and then continue with the S1 direction Meissen Triebischtal. Exact timetable information is available here. If you drive by car, after leaving the multi-storey car park or the terminal area, turn right onto Hermann-Reichelt-Strasse in the direction of the Autobahn, then follow the directional signs Weinböhla consequences. The journey from the airport is around 30 km.
From Leipzig Halle Airport The S-Bahn runs to Leipzig and from there a regional express train to Dresden every hour, from which you can get to Coswig change to the S-Bahn in the direction of Meißen.
The is also available for private pilots and helicopters Riesa-Göhlis airfield with its 1400 m-long (1000 m asphalted) slope. The journey from the square to Meißen is around 22 km long and always leads south along the Elbe.
By train
Since the shutdown of the railway between Döbeln and Meißen, the city is still through the S-Bahn line S1 to Dresden, Pirna and the Saxon Switzerland connected. The S-Bahn stops in Dresden at, among other things Central Station and on Neustadt train station and allows a quick journey by train every half hour, sometimes even every quarter of an hour. There are train stations in Meissen Meissen, Meissen old town and Meissen-Triebischtal (Near the porcelain factory). From Leipzig you have to change trains in Coswig near Dresden.
By bus
In the street
| Distances | |
| Leipzig | 89 km |
|---|---|
| Saxon Switzerland | 65 km |
| Chemnitz | 62 km |
| Freiberg | 40 km |
| Riesa | 26 km |
| Dresden | 25 km |
Coming from Dresden, Meißen is best reached via the 
. Who from Radebeul can cross the Elbe at Niederwartha or use the road on the right bank of the Elbe. Especially between Sörnewitz and Meißen, this drive along the vineyards of the Spaar Mountains is very scenic (“Saxon Wine Route”).
From the west and south (e.g. Bavaria, Leipzig, Erfurt) you drive on the 
until the exit 
37 Nossen-Ost and from there on the B 101 to Meißen. Travelers from Berlin take the 
and drive at 21 Radeburg, in order to continue on the S 177 to Meißen.
By boat
Meißen can be reached by steamship on the Elbe. The Saxon steamship, the oldest paddle steamer fleet in the world, connects the city with every day Dresden. The steamer leaves the Terrassenufer in Dresden (just below the Brühlsche Terrasse) at 9.45 a.m. and arrives in Meißen after a stop in Radebeul at 11.45 and then continues to the Elbe wine villages Diesbar and Seusslitzwhere he arrives at 12:45 p.m. For the return trip, the steamer leaves Seusslitz at 1:15 p.m., arrives in Meißen at around 2:45 p.m. and arrives back at Dresden at 6:00 p.m. The current fares can be found in the link above.
By bicycle
The place is the station of Elbe cycle path.
mobility
The opening of the Schottenberg tunnel to be exonerated on May 2, 2007. The B 101 runs through it Nossen–New Elbe bridge. If you drive through the tunnel in the direction of the Elbe, you should watch out for the speed camera.
In general, the city center of Meissen is relatively compact, so it is usually better to leave your car behind and explore the city on foot, especially since the castle can only be reached from the city on the (steep) footpath. (
There is also a 1 Panoramic elevator, Meisastr. 15, which leads directly to the Albrechtsburg.) There are numerous parking spaces on both banks of the Elbe. Also the shopping center parking garage Neumarkt arcades (Access via the street of the same name) can be an alternative.
Public transport
Meißen is part of the Upper Elbe Transport Association. All information is available on his Website. The central transfer point is the bus station at the train station.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
1 Meissen Cathedral. 
A masterpiece of Gothic architecture, with an 80 m high west building of very delicate openwork, which only received its two spiers in 1909. The cathedral was founded by Otto I. The current, uniformly Gothic structure was built between 1260 and 1410. The 13th century choir figures from the workshop of the Naumburg master. The beautiful figure-rich main portal is covered by the princely crypt built by Elector Friedrich the Arguable as the hereditary burial of his tribe, but retained its medieval coloring. The chapel contains several from Peter Vischers Grave slabs from the workshop. The grave chapel of Duke George the Bearded and his wife Barbara forms a second extension. The idyllic cloister and the various rooms such as the sacristy, chapter house and All Saints Chapel on the east side, which are accessible via the ambulatory, are well worth a visit.Open: November-March daily 10 am-4pm, April 10 am-6pm, May-October 9 am-6pm.Price: without a tour: € 4.50, conc. € 3, combined ticket with Albrechtsburg: € 11.- 2 Frauenkirche Meißen, market. The Gothic hall church from the 15th century is richly furnished. The carillon in the upper part of the tower, which can be heard regularly during the day, is made of porcelain. The view from the tower over the old town to the cathedral is impressive.Open: Tue-Sat. 10: 00-17: 00, Sun 12: 00-17: 00.Price: Tower ascent: adults € 2, children € 1.
- 3 St. Afra Monastery. The core of the monastery church is a late Romanesque basilica (the older predecessor building from the 10th century has not been preserved). The choir was raised in the second half of the 14th century and closed with four ribbed vaults. The main nave was given a Gothic vault after 1470. A baroque dome was placed on the tower in 1766. The most valuable element of the interior is the late Gothic St. Martin's altar from 1503. The monastery was secularized in the course of the Reformation in 1540. The monastery complex was then used by the Prince and State School of St. Afra. Today it houses the Evangelical Academy of the Saxon regional church.
- On the Plossenberg in the south of the city is the Romanesque 4 Martinskirche (around 1200). The Martin's altar used to stand here and can now be seen in the Afra Church.
- On the right side of the Elbe are those 5 Trinity Church with valuable wall and vault paintings and early baroque furnishings and the neo-Gothic 6 Johanniskirche with rich equipment from the construction period. The symbolist artist worked on the painting Sascha Schneider who also illustrated the covers of the first Karl May edition. Immediately next to it stands the small baroque one 7 Urban Churchwhich has been used as a cemetery chapel since the Johanneskirche was completed.
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Castles, chateaux and palaces
The one standing next to the cathedral church 8 lock
, one of the noblest and greatest secular buildings of the late Gothic style, was built between 1471 and 83 under Elector Ernst and Duke Albrecht by Master Arnold of Westphalia, restored and restored under Johann Georg II in the 17th century Albrechtsburg called. The grandiose late Gothic stair towers and interiors are worth seeing, and there is also a permanent exhibition on the history, architecture and use of the Albrechtsburg. The entrance fee is € 8. If you want to visit the cathedral and Albrechtsburg (which is recommended), you can save with a combination ticket (11 € for the cathedral and Albrechtsburg).
On the south side of the castle hill the Canons' houses, which connect to the middle gate (the entrance to the castle hill): castle winery, Cathedral cellar, Scholasterei, 9 Dompropstei, Domdechantei. The late Gothic follows 10 Episcopal Castle with the characteristic older round tower, the Love stone.
- The one a little further to the south-west 11 Canon Court belongs to the fortifications of Afra Freiheit and is not to be confused with the canons.
- 12 Siebeneichen Castle. Renaissance castle from the 16th century, with a park.
- 13 Proschwitz Castle. Baroque palace, a neo-baroque extension was added in the 1880s. A well-known winery is attached.
Buildings
The late Gothic on the market 14 town hall (1472). The late Gothic is located on the ascent from the old town to the cathedral 15 Prelate House with rich gable. Numerous other historic town houses, including the 16 Meißen Brewery and the 17 House small market 10, both in the Renaissance style, have been preserved in the old town. A walk across the street 18 freedom It is worthwhile because of the charming canon and aristocratic courts and the picturesque views of the cathedral.
That's what it says on Theaterplatz theatre, formerly Gewandhaus der Tuchmacher.
Monuments
Museums
- 19 Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen, Cathedral Square 1 (see also above). Tel.: 49 (0)3521 47070, Fax: (0)3521 470711, Email: [email protected]. Open: March to October daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., November to February daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (separate opening times at Christmas and in January).Price: Admission: adults € 8, concessions € 4, 1 adult max. 2 children € 10, 2 adults max. 4 children € 18.
- In the former 20 Franciscan monastery church of St. Peter and Paul is that
- 21 Meißen City Museum, Heinrichsplatz 3. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 458857, Email: [email protected]. Open: daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Admission: adults € 3, concessions € 2, family ticket € 8, social pass holder € 1, photo permit € 2.50.
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- 22 Gatehouse Museum, Cathedral Square 14 (Middle castle gate). Tel.: 49 (0)3521 452876. Contemporary porcelain art.Open: April to October Thursday to Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., otherwise by appointment.Price: free entry.
- 23 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Talstrasse 9. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 468206, Fax: (0)3521 468804, Email: [email protected]. We recommend a visit during the tour times of the foam factory. After a short film, the production of porcelain tableware and figures including painting is explained in five stations. Afterwards the museum with a rich collection of historical and new porcelain works of art can be visited. There is also a café and a museum shop in the building.Open: Mon-Sun 9 am to 6 pm (May 1 to October 31), 9 am to 5 pm (November 1 to April 30).Price: Admission: 12 €, reduced (children 6-18 years, students, disabled people from 50%) 8 €, family ticket (2 adults and children up to 18 years) 25 €.
Combination tickets are available for Albrechtsburg and Porzellanmanufaktur (adults € 15).
Streets and squares
The old town of Meissen has a typically Saxon one Marketplace. Steep, mostly picturesque alleys with numerous beautiful town houses lead to the castle hill. Especially from the Afra-freedom you have an unforgettable view of the cathedral and the Albrechtsburg. Other town houses in the old town are well worth seeing here described.
Parks
24 City forest, Meissen Triebischtal. A beautiful large forest on the outskirts of the city south of the porcelain factory.
various
activities
- Historical circular route, Albrechtsburg. 500 m with a view of the Elbe valley and the old town. Contrast program to the castle visit.Open: May-September daily 10 am-9pm, in April and October daily 10 am-8pm.
- Bike tours on the Elbe cycle path, which leads through Meissen on the right bank of the Elbe. A nice destination for a day tour is of course Dresden (about 26 km one way).
- 1 Meissen Theater, Theaterplatz 15. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 41 55 0, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Wellenspiel leisure pool, Berghausstrasse 2,.
- Observe native and foreign animals in the Siebeneichen Zoo
shop
- 1 Neumarkt arcades, Neumarkt 5, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 4211430. Located in the immediate vicinity of the Meißen-Altstadt S-Bahn station, a few minutes' walk to the center of the old town.Open: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- 2 ElbeCenter Meißen, Niederauer Str. 43, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 738697. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
kitchen
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- Meissner fumble is a balloon-shaped hollow body made of very thin, simple pasta dough and is brittle and fragile. The pastry consists of flour, water, fat, sugar and salt and has a rather subtle taste. The fumble is eaten with coffee or wine. According to legend, Augustus the Strong gave the Saxon couriers who transported the Meißner porcelain fumbling to check how carefully they rode. If the fumble remained intact, the china was also intact.
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- 1 Zieger pastry shop, Red steps 5, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 35 21-45 31 47. Here you can try the Meißner Fummel. You could try whether you could bring it home in one piece, the Fummel cannot be shipped.Open: Tue - Fri 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sundays and public holidays 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cheap
- 2 MC Donalds, in the Fabrikstraße, 01662 Meißen (east of the train station).
medium
- 3 "Meißner Groschen" inn, Rosengasse 12, 01662 Meissen (Old town at the Tuchmachertor). Tel.: 49 (0)3521 460050, Fax: (0)3521 460015, Email: [email protected]. Open: from 5 p.m., Fri and Sat from 11 a.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. (brunch).Price: starters 3-5 euros, main courses 8-15 euros.
- 4 Vincenz Richter wine bar, At the Frauenkirche 12, 01662 Meißen. The classic among the wine bars in the middle of the old town.
- 5 Meissen Cathedral Cellar, Domplatz 9, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 457676. In the immediate vicinity of the cathedral and Albrechtsburg, with a wonderful view of the old town.
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Upscale
- 6 Amalfi restaurant, Elbstraße 9, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: (0)3521 738673. Italian kitchen.Open: daily 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Mondays are closed.
- 7 Since Stefano, Neugasse 22, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: (0)3521 4089999, Email: [email protected]. Italian kitchen.Open: Wed - Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - 11 p.m., Mon Tue are closed.
- 8 30s wine bistro, Burgstrasse 6, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: (0)3521 476498, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Sun from 5 p.m., Tuesdays are closed.
- 9 Restaurant Punjabi Haveli - Indian specialties, Hohlweg 7, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: (0)3521 476997, Fax: (0)3521 4768169, Email: [email protected].
Indian restaurant Fuchshöhl - Punjabi Haveli - The small restaurant is located in the middle of the romantic old town of Meissen below Albrechtsburg Castle and the cathedral. Restaurant owner and chef Nishan comes from Punjab in north-west India and has made preparing dishes from his home country his passion. The dishes are prepared in the traditional Indian way and are characterized by the variety of different spices.Open: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat Sun 11 a.m. - 11 p.m., Tuesdays are closed.Price: €.facebook url used
nightlife
- 1 Meißen night café, Dresdner Str. 1, 01662 Meissen (right bank of the Elbe). Mobile: 49 (0)174 9500301, Email: [email protected]. Open: Wednesday to Sunday from 6 p.m. (separate opening times on public holidays).
- 2 Tasting room to the hole, Elbstraße 27, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 452028. Open: Fri 10 a.m. - midnight, Sat - Thu 11 a.m. - midnight
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Hostel Orange, Siebeneichener Strasse 34, 01662 Meißen. Youth hostel, hostel directly on the Elbe.
medium
- 2 Swiss House Meißen, Rauhentalstrasse 1, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: (0)3521 457162, Fax: (0)3521 4070180, Email: [email protected]. Price: Single room with breakfast from € 35, double room with breakfast from € 50.
- 3 Hotel Alte Piano Factory, Ferdinandstrasse 2, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: (0)3521 7984350. Open: restaurant daily 4 p.m. - 11 p.m., kitchen closes at 9.30 p.m.Price: rooms from 40 €.
- 4 Dorint Parkhotel Meissen (Parkhotel Meissen), Hafenstrasse 27-31, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521-72250, Fax: 49 (0)3521-722904, Email: [email protected].
Hotel with Art Nouveau charm and modernity, located directly on the banks of the Elbe with a view of Albrechtsburg Castle and Meissen Cathedral.Price: from € 91 per room / night.
Upscale
- 5 Hotel "Siebeneichen", Wilsdruffer Str. 35. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 47760, Fax: (0)3521 477650, Email: [email protected]. Price: Prices including breakfast: depending on the season and equipment, single room € 46-55, double room € 65-78.
- 6 Hotel Goldgrund, Goldgrund 14, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: (0)3521 47930, Fax: (0)3521 479344, Email: [email protected]. Price: Single from € 43 including breakfast, double from € 63 including breakfast.
Learn
- 1 University of Applied Sciences of the Saxon Administration, Herbert-Böhme-Strasse 11, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 4730.
security
- 2 Meissen Police Station, August-Bebel-Strasse 4, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 4720.
health
hospital
- 3 Elbland Clinic Meißen, Nassauweg 7, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: (0)3521 7432630.
Pharmacies
- 4 Sun pharmacy, Dresdner Str. 9, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 732008, Fax: 49 (0)3521 732086, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
- 5 Hahnemann pharmacy, Neugasse 11, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 453384, Fax: 49 (0)3521 451960, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- 6 Market pharmacy, Markt 4, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 459051, Fax: 49 (0)3521 459052, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat closed.
Practical advice
- 7 Tourist Information Meißen, Markt 3, 01662 Meissen. Tel.: 49 (0)3521 41940, Fax: 49 (0)3521 419419. Open: Apr - Oct: Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat, Sun public holidays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Nov - Mar: Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (except January) Status: 02-2016.
The prefix for Meissen is 03521. From abroad you dial 00493521 as the area code Post Code for Meissen is 01662.
trips
- Coswig (10 km southeast, "Saxon Wine Route") - located between Meißen and Radebeul and at the intersection of two long-distance railways; Old Church and Karrasburg Museum.
- Diesbar-Seusslitz (14 km north, "Saxon Wine Route") - the romantic wine village on the right bank of the Elbe is the end point of the "Saxon Wine Route". Alternatively, you can take the Elbe steamer to Diesbar-Seusslitz (cf. Arrival ship).
- Lommatzsch (14 km northwest) - this is where the actor Terence Hill stayed during the Second World War.
- Nossen (17 km southwest, B 101) - small town on the Freiberger Mulde, castle well worth seeing.
- Radebeul (17 km southeast) - garden city, Dresden suburb and known as the wealthiest city in the new federal states; Karl May's grave.
- Grossenhain (18 km north, B 101) - the center of the Grossenhainer care was the venue of the State Garden Show 2002.
- Moritzburg (18 km to the east) - Pleasure palace of August the Strong.
- Riesa (23 km northwest, B 6 to Wölkisch, turn right there) - City of Steel.
literature
- Helmut Reibig: Meissen. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1964.
- Academy of Sciences of the GDR (ed.): Elbe valley and loess hill country near Meissen. Results of the local history inventory in the areas of Hirschstein and Meißen. In: Values of our homeland. Vol. 32, Berlin 1979.
- Helmuth Gröger: A thousand years of Meissen. Publishing house of C.E. Klinkicht & Sohn, Meißen 1929, XVIII, 735 pp.
- Hans-Joachim Mrusek: Meissen. E.A. Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 1989, 3rd, improved edition. 235 (1) p.
- Fritz Rauda: Meissen - the thousand-year-old Saxon town on the Elbe. Augsburg 1929
- Gerhard Steinecke: Our Meissen - 1929-2004. Meißner Tageblatt Verlags GmbH 2004
- Hans-Joachim Böttcher. Böttger - from gold to porcelain maker. Dresdner Buchverlag, 2011. ISBN 978-3-941757-31-8 .
Web links
- http://www.stadt-meissen.de - Official website of Meissen
- Events in Meissen
