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Also known as Grossenhain

Großenhain (; also written as Grossenhain; , ) is a Große Kreisstadt (German for major district town) in the district of Meissen, Saxony, Germany. It was originally known as Hayne. The current name simply means "big Hayne".

Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_photo
Großenhain Rathaus.JPG
German location.image_caption
Town hall
German location.image_coa
Wappen_grossenhain.png
German location.image_plan
Großenhain in MEI.svg
German location.state
Sachsen
German location.district
Meissen
German location.elevation
122
German location.area
130.36
German location.postal_code
01558; 01561
German location.area_code
03522
German location.licence
MEI; GRH; RG; RIE
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
14627060
German location.divisions
5
German location.website
www.grossenhain.de
German location.mayor
Sven Mißbach
German location.leader_term
2022–29
German location.party
independent

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Wikidata facts

Population
18077
Area
130.36
Elevation
122
Official website
www.grossenhain.de
Image
Grossenhain Rathaus-02.jpg
Dialing code
03522
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Commons category
Großenhain
postal code
01558
short name
Ghn
time of earliest written record
1205-00-00
hashtag
Großenhain
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Großenhain (; also written as Grossenhain; , ) is a Große Kreisstadt (German for major district town) in the district of Meissen, Saxony, Germany. It was originally known as Hayne. The current name simply means "big Hayne".

==History== Großenhain was originally a Sorbian settlement, and remains an area where this language is spoken.

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