Proper noun
Meissen
A city in Meissen district, Saxony, Germany.
Another popular tourist sight is the world-famous Meissen porcelain factory. Source: Internet
Early ceramic wares made at Meissen and other centers of true porcelain imitated Chinese shapes for dishes, vases and teawares (see Chinese export porcelain ). Source: Internet
Other candidates were Prince Siegfried I of Anhalt and Margrave Frederick I of Meissen (1257–1323), a young grandson of the excommunicated Emperor Frederick II, who did not yet even have a principality of his own as his father was still alive. Source: Internet
Statue of Bolesław I the Brave in Gniezno During the next part of the offensive Henry II retook Meissen and in 1005, his army advanced as far into Poland as the city of Poznań where a peace treaty was signed. Source: Internet
In 1861, it was moved to the Triebisch river valley of Meissen, where the porcelain factory can still be found today. Source: Internet
It was these actions that led to the secret of manufacturing Meissen porcelain becoming widely known. Source: Internet