Herrnhut

Herrnhut
Herrnhut
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Dresden
District	Görlitz
Municipal assoc.	Herrnhut
Town subdivisions	2
Mayor	Rainer Fischer
Basic statistics
Area	19.88 km2 (7.68 sq mi)
Elevation	344 m  (1129 ft)
Population	2,821  (31 December 2006)
- Density	142 /km2 (368 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	GR
Postal code	02747
Area code	035873
Website	www.herrnhut.de Coordinates: 51°01′00″N 14°44′30″E / 51.016667°N 14.74167°E / 51.016667; 14.74167

Herrnhut (Sorbian: Ochranow; Czech: Ochranov) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

It has access to Bundesstraße 178 between Löbau and Zittau. Its bordering municipalities are Berthelsdorf, Großhennersdorf and Strahwalde.

Coat of arms

Its colors are blue and white, showing the tower of the "Altan" (the lookout tower) atop the Hutberg hill above the city, built originally by Nicolaus Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorf for his wife Erdmuth Dorothea, born Countess von Reuss Ebersdorf. The name of the hill (Hill of Watching) suggested the name of the Moravian settlement founded by these exiles on the Zinzendorf estate in 1722. Herrn Hut means The Lord's Watch; the inhabitants were to be on watch for the Lord, as they were also under the Lord's watchful care. The Sorbian name for Herrnhut Ochranow also means watching. The Moravian graveyard, or God's Acre, is on the western slope of the Hutberg.

Culture

Herrnhut has a church and two museums, including a museum of local history. It is the center of the worldwide Moravian Church, the Unitas Fratrum, in German Brüder-Unität or Brüdergemeine. The former Herrnhut station on the decommissioned railway line Zittau-Löbau has been turned into an art gallery.

Economy

Its economy is based on church administration, education, tourism and manufacturing, including a 26-pointed star that is often hung in windows and on porches during the Christmas season, which has been produced for over 150 years. It is called the Moravian Advent Star (Herrnhuter Adventsstern).

External links

• Herrnhuter Sterne
• Evangelische Brüder Unität

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