Meissen

Meissen
Albrechtsburg and Cathedral
Coat of arms
Meissen
Location of Meissen within Meißen district
Coordinates: 51°10′N 13°29′E / 51.167°N 13.483°E / 51.167; 13.483Coordinates: 51°10′N 13°29′E / 51.167°N 13.483°E / 51.167; 13.483
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Meißen
Government
• Mayor	Olaf Raschke
Area
• Total	30.90 km2 (11.93 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	27,936
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01654–01662
Dialling codes	03521
Vehicle registration	MEI
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.

Samo's Empire 631-658
Margraviate of Meissen 968–1002
Poland 1002
Margraviate of Meissen 1002–1423
 Electorate of Saxony 1423–1697
Poland-Saxony 1697–1706
 Electorate of Saxony 1706–1709
Poland-Saxony 1709–1763
 Electorate of Saxony 1763–1806
 Kingdom of Saxony 1806–1871
 German Empire 1871–1918
 Weimar Republic 1918–1933
 Nazi Germany 1933–1945
 Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
 East Germany 1949–1990
 Germany 1990–present