Meissen
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.
For porcelain originating in Meissen, see Meissen porcelain.Educational institutions[edit]
Meissen is the home of the Saxon public elite college Sächsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra zu Meißen.
Also the Saxon Civil Servants Academy and the Academy of the Evangelical Church of Saxony are located in the town.
Sport[edit]
Meissen Speedway Stadium is located on the eastern side of the town, on the Zaschendorfer Straße.[7] The stadium was the venue for a round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1965[8] and multiple qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (the first in 1966).[9][10]