Meissen

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Meissen is a historic town in eastern Germany renowned for its medieval architecture and as the birthplace of European hard-paste porcelain.

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Meissen porcelain manufactory 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
country Germany
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 110 metres
foundedInCentury 10th century
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Gothic architecture
Renaissance architecture
hasCulturalAttraction cathedral hill ensemble
porcelain museum
hasHeritage medieval architecture
hasHistoricRole early center of the Margraviate of Meissen
hasIndustry porcelain production
tourism
wine industry
hasLandmark Albrechtsburg Castle
Meissen Cathedral
Meissen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Meissen porcelain manufactory

historic old town
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.stadt-meissen.de/
hasPostalCode 01662
hasRailConnection Dresden–Werdau railway
surface form: Dresden–Leipzig railway
hasRiverCrossing Elbe bridges
hasTwinTown Arita
Benešov
Corfu
surface form: Korfu

Legnica NERFINISHED
Litoměřice
Mělník
Provo, Utah
surface form: Provo

Vitry-le-François NERFINISHED
hasVehicleRegistrationCode MEI
knownAs cradle of European porcelain
knownFor European hard-paste porcelain
Meissen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Meissen porcelain manufactory

wine production
languageUsed German
locatedIn Saxony
surface form: Free State of Saxony

eastern Germany
locatedInRegion Saxony
surface form: Saxony wine region
locatedInValley Elbe
surface form: Elbe valley
locatedNorthwestOf Dresden NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Elbe
partOf Meissen district
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Saxony contains Meissen
Elbe flowsThrough Meissen
Meissen hasLandmark Meissen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Meissen porcelain manufactory
Meissen knownFor Meissen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Meissen porcelain manufactory