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Moritzburg, Saxony

Schloss Moritzburg

Coat of arms of Moritzburg, Saxony

Coat of arms

Location of Moritzburg, Saxony within Meißen district

Moritzburg, Saxony is located in Germany

Moritzburg, Saxony

Moritzburg, Saxony

Moritzburg, Saxony is located in Saxony

Moritzburg, Saxony

Moritzburg, Saxony

Coordinates: 51°09′54″N 13°40′46″E / 51.16500°N 13.67944°E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeißen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Jörg Hänisch[1] (Ind.)
Area

• Total

46.37 km2 (17.90 sq mi)
Elevation166 m (545 ft)
Population

 (2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

8,327
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes

01466–01468

Dialling codes035207, 0351
Vehicle registrationMEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Websitewww.moritzburg.de

Moritzburg is a municipality in the district of Meissen in Saxony, Germany, between Meissen itself, an early centre of Saxony, and today's capital Dresden. It is most famous for its Baroque castle, Schloss Moritzburg.

The village, which was originally known as Eisenburg, was first mentioned in 1294. It became a market in 1675. The Saxon state stud has been located here since 1828. In 1884, a narrow-gauge railway, the Radebeul–Radeburg line, was built connecting the town to the district capital Radebeul and Radeburg. It was renamed Moritzburg, after the nearby castle, in 1934. German artist Käthe Kollwitz lived at the invitation of Prince Ernst Heinrich von Wettin in the Rüdenhof in Moritzburg from 1944 until her death on 22 April 1945. In 1995, a small museum was opened in the Rüdenhof.

Augustus II the Strong in 1718.
The VEB Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg (LKM) built 1956 this steam locomotive No. 991777-4. Today pulls the locomotive the heritage railway by the Radebeul–Radeburg railway, also known as the Lößnitzgrundbahn (Lössnitzgrund Railway). The Radebeul–Radeburg railway runs between Radebeul East station and the small towns of Moritzburg and Radeburg north of Dresden.

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