- Herrnhut
Infobox German Location
name = Herrnhut
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen_herrnhut.png
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 01 |lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 14 |lon_min = 44 |lon_sec = 30
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Dresden
Landkreis = Görlitz
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Herrnhut
Höhe = 344
Fläche = 19.88
Einwohner = 2821
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 02747
Vorwahl = 035873
Kfz = ZI
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 2 86 160
Gliederung = 2
Straße = Löbauer Straße 18
Adresse-Verband = Löbauer Str. 18
Website = [http://www.herrnhut.de/ www.herrnhut.de]
Bürgermeister = Rainer FischerHerrnhut (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 andZittau . Its bordering municipalities areBerthelsdorf ,Großhennersdorf andStrahwalde .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, orGod'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 , theUnitas Fratrum , in German "Brüder-Unität" or "Brüdergemeine".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 Advents Stern").
External links
* [http://www.herrnhuter-sterne.de Herrnhuter Sterne]
* [http://www.ebu.de Evangelische Brüder Unität]
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