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Location of the town of Herrnhut within Görlitz district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Dresden |
| District | Görlitz |
| Municipal assoc. | Herrnhut |
| Town subdivisions | 2 |
| Mayor | Rainer Fischer |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 51.7 km2 (20.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 344 m (1129 ft) |
| Population | 4,963 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 96 /km2 (249 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GR |
| Postal code | 02747 |
| Area code | 035873 |
| Website | www.herrnhut.de |
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.
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Its colors are blue and white, showing the tower of the "Altan" (the lookout tower) atop the Hutberg hill above the city. 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 Watchful care; the inhabitants were to be on watch for the Lord, as they were also under the Lord's watchful protection.
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 train station on the decommissioned railway line Zittau-Löbau has been turned into an art gallery.
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).
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