Meissen

Summary

Meissen is a Greater district town^[1]. Meissen ranks in the top 8% of greater_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Meissen was a member of Mayors for Peace^[3].
• Meissen is located in Meissen District^[4].
• Meissen is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Meissen is on the body of water Elbe^[6].
• Meissen's head of government is recorded as Olaf Raschke^[7].
• Meissen's image is recorded as Meißen 002.jpg^[8].
• Meissen's instance of is recorded as Greater district town^[9].
• Meissen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[10].
• Meissen's instance of is recorded as district capital^[11].
• Meissen's shares border with is recorded as Käbschütztal^[12].
• Meissen's shares border with is recorded as Klipphausen^[13].
• Meissen's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Meißen COA.png^[14].
• Meissen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vitry-sur-Seine^[15].
• Meissen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arita^[16].
• Meissen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Provo^[17].
• Meissen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Litoměřice^[18].
• Meissen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fellbach^[19].
• Meissen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Corfu^[20].
• Meissen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Legnica^[21].
• Meissen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 259369132^[22].
• Meissen's GND ID is recorded as 4038474-3^[23].
• Meissen's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Meißen^[24].
• Meissen's locator map image is recorded as Meißen in MEI.svg^[25].
• Meissen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82010188^[26].
• Meissen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11963851x^[27].

Body

Geography

Meissen is in the country of Germany^[5]. Meissen is located in Meissen District^[4]. Meissen is on the body of water Elbe^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30.90'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30.92'}^[29]. Meissen's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+106'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28964'}^[31], {'amount': '+27545'}^[32], {'amount': '+28061'}^[33], {'amount': '+28044'}^[34], {'amount': '+28080'}^[35], and {'amount': '+17875'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Greater district town^[9], urban municipality in Germany^[10], and district capital^[11].

Why It Matters

Meissen ranks in the top 8% of greater_district_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month).^[2] Meissen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Meissen is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]