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Herrnhut
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| Sorbian: Ochranow Herrnhut |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Dresden |
| District | Löbau-Zittau |
| Mayor | Rainer Fischer |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 19.88 km² (7.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 344 m (1129 ft) |
| Population | 2,747 (30/06/2005) |
| - Density | 138 /km² (358 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | ZI |
| Postal code | 02747 |
| Area code | 035873 |
| Website | herrnhut.de |
Herrnhut (Sorbian: Ochranow; Czech: Ochranov) is a municipality in the district of Löbau-Zittau, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.
It has access to route 178 between Löbau and Zittau. Its bordering municipalities are Berthelsdorf, Großhennersdorf and Strahwalde.
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.
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 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).
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| Beiersdorf | Bernstadt auf dem Eigen | Berthelsdorf | Bertsdorf-Hörnitz | Dürrhennersdorf | Ebersbach | Eibau | Friedersdorf | Großhennersdorf | Großschönau | Großschweidnitz | Hainewalde | Herrnhut | Jonsdorf | Lawalde | Leutersdorf | Löbau | Mittelherwigsdorf | Neugersdorf | Neusalza-Spremberg | Niedercunnersdorf | Obercunnersdorf | Oderwitz | Olbersdorf | Oppach | Ostritz | Oybin | Rosenbach | Schönau-Berzdorf | Schönbach | Seifhennersdorf | Strahwalde | Zittau |
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