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Meissen
Albrechtsburg and Cathedral
Coat of armsLocation

Administration
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Admin. regionDresden
DistrictMeißen
Town subdivisions12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke
MayorOlaf Raschke
Basic statistics
Area30.90 km² (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation106 m  (348 ft)
Population28,544  (30 September 2005)
 - Density924 /km² (2,393 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plateMEI
Postal codes01654–01662
Area code03521
Websitewww.stadt-meissen.de

Coordinates: 51°9′49″N 13°28′39″E / 51.16361°N 13.4775°E / 51.16361; 13.4775

Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen; Sorbian: Mišno; Latin: Misena, Misnia, Misnensium) 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.