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Meissen

Local name: Meißen

Located in Landkreis Meißen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°09′54″ N 13°29′09″ E

Map showing the location of Meissen Meissen
Location in Germany
Population
28,753
28.8K
Elevation
109 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
29
listed under Meissen
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport20 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport92 km

About Meissen

Meissen is a village. Location: Landkreis Meißen, Saxony. Population: 28,753. Elevation: 109 m.

From Wikipedia

Meissen (German: Meißen [ˈmaɪsn̩] ; Upper Sorbian: Mišno; Latin: Misnia, Misena) is a town of approximately 30,000 inhabitants, situated about 25 km (16 mi) north‑west of Dresden and 75 km (47 mi) west of Bautzen, on both banks of the River Elbe in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is renowned as the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral, and the Meissen Church of Our Lady.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
30.9 km²
Official website
stadt-meissen.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Meissen

  • Klipphausen

Twin towns and sister cities of Meissen

  • Arita Chō· Japan
  • Provo· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Meissen over time

Population of Meissen over time
1890 17,875
2010 27,545
2017 28,061
2019 28,044
2021 28,080
2022 29,011
2023 29,051
2024 28,753
2025 28,863

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Meissen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (84 mm)
Driest month
February (39 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Meissen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°5°9°12°14°14°11°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)473949466167847852475557

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Meissen

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 22 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 20 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 92 kmwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 114 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 22 kmsoutheast
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 54 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 80 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 103 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 111 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Meissen

Within 100 km: 370 historic and cultural sites, 2,039 natural sites, 548 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km248 places

  • Vierteich Lake 18 kmNE
  • Toffelsteich Lake 25 kmN
  • Schäferteich Lake 23 kmNE
  • Röhricht-Teich Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,187 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 38 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 40 kmSE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 48 kmNE
  • Taubenteich Lake 58 kmSE

60–100 km1,522 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 89 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 71 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 95 kmS
  • Sprotte River 79 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Meissen

29 places
  1. 1 Meissen 28.5K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages19

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights7

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources