Moritzburg, Saxony

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.

Moritzburg, Saxony
Municipality
Schloss Moritzburg
Coat of arms
Location of Moritzburg, Saxony within Meißen district
Moritzburg, Saxony Moritzburg, Saxony
Coordinates: 51°09′54″N 13°40′46″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Meißen
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	Jörg Hänisch (Ind.)
Area
• Total	46.37 km2 (17.90 sq mi)
Elevation	166 m (545 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	8,327
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01466–01468
Dialling codes	035207, 0351
Vehicle registration	MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Website	www.moritzburg.de

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.

Twin towns

• Cochem, Germany.

Personalities

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.

Sons of the place

• Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738–1822), artistic patron
• Martin Dulig, Minister of State in Saxony

Other personalities associated with the place

• Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553), Elector
• Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733), Elector of Saxony, King of Poland
• Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750–1827), first king of Saxony
• Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945), artist
• Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony (1896–1971), Wettiner
• Jan Vogler (born 1964), cellist and artistic director of the Moritzburg Festival

External links

• Media related to Moritzburg (Sachsen) at Wikimedia Commons