Herrnhut

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Herrnhut
Town
Herrnhut seen against the Zittau Mountains Vogtshof, seat of the Moravian Church Kirchensaal of the Moravian Church Moravian Star lettering Moravian Stars in Dresden
Coat of arms
Location of Herrnhut within Görlitz district
Herrnhut Show map of Germany Herrnhut Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°01′00″N 14°44′30″E / 51.01667°N 14.74167°E / 51.01667; 14.74167
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Görlitz
Subdivisions	11
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Willem Riecke[1]
Area
• Total	73.94 km2 (28.55 sq mi)
Elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,849
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02747
Dialling codes	035873
Vehicle registration	GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Website	www.herrnhut.de

Herrnhut ^ⓘ (Upper Sorbian: Ochranow; Czech: Ochranov; Upper Lusatian: Harrnhutt, Harrnutt) is a town of around 6,000 inhabitants in Upper Lusatia, in the district of Görlitz, in eastern Saxony, Germany. The town is mainly known as the place of origin of the community of the Moravian Church (established by Nicolas Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorf in 1722), and of the Moravian Stars (Herrnhuter Sterne).

In 2016, the town was awarded the honorary title European City of the Reformation by the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe, and in 2024, Herrnhut was inscribed on the World Heritage List as part of the serial site "Moravian Church Settlements" (Siedungen der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeinde) alongside Christiansfeld (Denmark), Bethlehem (USA) and Gracehill (Northern Ireland).^[3] Herrnhut lies between the larger towns of Löbau and Zittau in the hilly foreland of the Zittau Mountains on the Petersbach, the longest headstream of the Pließnitz, a tributary of the Lusatian Neisse.