Herrnhut
Herrnhut | |
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Herrnhut seen against the Zittau Mountains Vogtshof, seat of the Moravian Church Kirchensaal of the Moravian Church Moravian Star lettering | |
Location of Herrnhut within Görlitz district | |
| Coordinates: 51°01′00″N 14°44′30″E / 51.01667°N 14.74167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Subdivisions | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Willem Riecke |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.94 km2 (28.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 5,760 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02747 |
| Dialling codes | 035873 |
| Vehicle registration | GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI |
| Website | www.herrnhut.de |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Part of | Moravian Church Settlements |
| Criteria | iii, iv |
| Reference | 1468 |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
| Extensions | 2024 |
Herrnhut (German: [ˈhɛʁnhuːt] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Ochranow; Czech: Ochranov; Upper Lusatian: Harrnhutt, Harrnutt) is a town of around 6,000 inhabitants in Upper Lusatia, in the district of Görlitz, in eastern Saxony, Germany. The town is mainly known as the place of origin of the community of the Moravian Church (established by Nicolas Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorf in 1722), and of the Moravian Stars (Herrnhuter Sterne).
In 2016, the town was awarded the honorary title European City of the Reformation by the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe, and in 2024, Herrnhut was inscribed on the World Heritage List as part of the serial site "Moravian Church Settlements" (Siedungen der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeinde) alongside Christiansfeld (Denmark), Bethlehem (USA) and Gracehill (Northern Ireland). Herrnhut lies between the larger towns of Löbau and Zittau in the hilly foreland of the Zittau Mountains on the Petersbach, the longest headstream of the Pließnitz, a tributary of the Lusatian Neisse.