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Großenhain
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Großenhain within Meißen district
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Coordinates: 51°17′N 13°33′E / 51.283°N 13.550°E / 51.283; 13.550
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Meißen
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	Burkhard Müller (CDU)
Area
• Total	96.79 km2 (37.37 sq mi)
Elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	18,102
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01558; 01561
Dialling codes	03522
Vehicle registration	MEI; GRH; RG; RIE
Website	www.grossenhain.de

Großenhain is the capital of the Riesa-Großenhain Rural District, Saxony, Germany.

Großenhain was originally a Sorbian settlement. It was first mentioned in 1205.^[2]

Großenhain is on the river Röder, 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of Dresden, and 17 kilometres (11 miles) east of Riesa.

It is also on Via Regia from Görlitz to Santiago de Compostela.

• Karl Benjamin Preusker (1786-1871): Founder of the first public library in Germany (1828)
• Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918): German fighter pilot known as The Red Baron, was trained at the local airport
• Corinna Harfouch (born 1954): German actress, spent her childhood in Großenhain
• Heino (born 1938): German schlager artist, spent his childhood in Großenhain

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