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| State: | Saxony |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Dresden |
| District: | Löbau-Zittau |
| Area: | 19.88km² |
| Population: | 2,804(31 December 2002) |
| Population density: | 141/km² |
| Postal code: | 02747 |
| Area/distance code: | 035873 |
| Location: | 51°1′N 14°45′E / 51.017°N 14.750°E / 51.017; 14.750 |
| Municipal code: | 14286160 |
| Car designation: | ZI
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| Name of inhabitants: | Herrnhuter |
| Arrangement of the city: | 2 districts |
| Address of the city administration: | 18 Löbauer Straße Herrnhut 02747 |
| Website: | www.herrnhut.de (in German) |
Herrnhut (Sorbian: Ochranow) is a municipality in the district of Löbau-Zittau, in the state of Saxony, Germany.
It has access to route 178 between Löbau and Zittau. Its bordering municipalities are Berthelsdorf, Großhennersdorf and Strahwalde.
Coat of arms
Its color 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 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 Moravian graveyard God's Acre is on the western slope of the Hutberg.
Other
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"
Its economy is based on church administration, education, tourism and manufatury 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 StarHerrnhuter Advents Stern.
Persons
- Nikolaus Ludwig,Imperial Count von Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, founder of Herrnhut