Meissen: World-Renowned Porcelain and Germany's Oldest Castle

Meissen: World-Renowned Porcelain and Germany's Oldest Castle | Hannah Hummel on Tour in Saxony

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Destination Culture: Discover Germany’s oldest castle! Hannah Hummel travels back in time in Albrechtsburg Castle. The site in Meissen used to house Europe’s first porcelain producer. Porcelain designers show Hannah how the material is being further developed today. She also visits the picturesque old town and learns the interesting story behind the Meissner Fummel - a unique pastry, where fragility plays an essential role.
00:00 Intro
00:54 Albrechtsburg castle in Meissen
05:08 Meissen's old town
09:31 Exhibition, production and design atelier of Meissen porcelain
17:46 An Australian in Meissen
21:44 Photographer Eric Franke
24:52 Frauenkirche (Church of our Lady) in Meissen
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@einhamsteraufderheide3591 2 жыл бұрын

I live there :> its nice to see my home in a different perspective then usual :D

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

Great that we could show you a new view of your homeland. 😃

@stefanpuschel3958 2 жыл бұрын

Oh the confusion with castle (Burg) and castle (Schloss), it took me a second to get that difference. If you want to call it 'oldest' it would have been more understandable if you said palace, chateau, residence or manor house. It is not the oldest castle (Burg) in Germany, however the oldest castle (Schloss) in Germany ;)

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - we've already been struggling several times with this confusing castle thing 😆.

@dougdiver8637 2 жыл бұрын

Burg is a castle,,,Schloss is a Palace,,,there is a BIG difference

@henningbartels6245 2 жыл бұрын

@@DWTravel a Burg = castle is simular to a fortress and has a military and strategic purpose. In Germany you will easily find a Burg or a Burg ruin which is older than the one in Meißen. A Schloss = palace or chateau has a residential and representative character. Sometimes there are fluid boundaries and this might be the case in Meißen as well: former castles were remodelled to serve as a residence etc. The period in the 19th century can be particularly tricky, when there was a romantic view towards the Middle ages. It became fashionable to build residences which look like castles or using architectural fearutes of castle. But all there defense features are fake and for pure decoration only: Schloss Wernigerode in the Harz mountains, Schloss Marienburg near Hannover or Neuschwanstein in Bavaria to name a few. Anyhow, Albrechsburg is regarded to be the oldest "Schloss" in what is today Germany, but it is not the oldest castle or Burg.

@inaciobrito8259 Жыл бұрын

PALACE = WITH ORNAMENTS AND MOBILIARS CASTLE= EMPTY USUALLY AND AT THE TOP ON HILLS

@TomNook. 2 жыл бұрын

Hannah literally has the best job

@marcosramos4596 Жыл бұрын

A dream it would be to travel 🧳 Germany and see these beautiful Castles 🏯🏰 in Germany

@msjannd4 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous city! Thank you for the upload. 🎄🎄🎄

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

@Jann Thanks for watching!🎅🏽

@JAM-65 2 жыл бұрын

Meissenand Dresdaen are treasures. They are absolutely beautiful and nreath taking

@darkrose3649 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, thank you😍greetings from Meissen...

@mimamo 11 ай бұрын

You got something important wrong here. The Albrechtsburg is not Germany's oldest castle, there are many much older castles in Germany, it was Germany's first palace. And that is the special thing about it, because only in the late Middle Ages the rulers and very rich began to built large homes not to be protected and to sit out something like a siege in safety, but to live in a home that is just beautiful, artful and luxurious.

@marksamuelbeck 2 жыл бұрын

She is one of the best travel guides.

@julianosvonskingrad7009 Жыл бұрын

Can't remember when I enjoyed a video so much! Thank you, guys + guysettes!

@jamesrobinson6382 2 жыл бұрын

This was an exceptional work! I have always heard of Meissen porcelain so this was interesting to me. The beautiful Late Gothic architecture was exceptional as well. I hope to visit the Dresden and Leipzig area in the coming months as it is one area of Germany I haven't visited. Great video.

@aronnickolaus6087 2 жыл бұрын

Meissen is the City of Drugs 😂😂

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your nice feedback! We hope your plans come true and you can visit Saxony soon.

@Due152 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t miss Radebeul! There you can find the traces of the man who invented Winnetou and Old Shatterhand! And if you have some time left, go to Görlitz and from there to Herrenhut. Buy you one of the Herrenhuter Stars, it’s one of the very few authentic souvenirs from Germany, and when you hang up this star in Christmas time you will always remember .

@charlesmnadeau 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Hannah, a true breath a fresh air. More please.

@lucianqulark6978 2 жыл бұрын

lol i live here and worked right in front of the Castle in a Hotel. Its my Hometown. Sometimes i smoke a fiew joints with friends on the castles front yard, Amazing view. haha

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

🙃 Greetings to Meißen!

@patrice7p Жыл бұрын

So beautiful ! Saxony is really worth visiting for Old World enthusiasts… i loved every minute of it. I loved Saxons, too 😁

@christianfrommuslim Жыл бұрын

It's especially good to get insights into Meissen's fabulous porcelain-making!

@monsieurbono Жыл бұрын

Ich liebe Sachsen

@LawJudiciaryAndLegalStudies Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous beautiful place and city ❤

@williamgloor1174 Жыл бұрын

I love the D /W travel and news programming, one of the best in the world. I was stationed with US Air Force in Europe for 10 years in the eighties. The happiest time of my life. I really need to check out the eastern part of Germany.

@sunilpatel217 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing, what a great place. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

@NakNakPrime 2 жыл бұрын

I live there. its alrite xD

@toteoma3034 Жыл бұрын

DW has the best culture programs ever.

@learngreatenglishwithgreat1019 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely video! Thanks for sharing it with us!

@ginaschwartz8271 2 жыл бұрын

What amazingly invaluable informative fuel to my research of fine porcelain, can't thank you enough!

@dnf7778 Жыл бұрын

Cool video Hannah. This town Meissen looks so amazing, not too small and not too big. Love when you do these longer vids

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gantry289 2 жыл бұрын

Another great show. Thanks

@joebarrera334 2 жыл бұрын

Yet another great episode, thanks Hannah!

@TopSecretVid Жыл бұрын

Born in Nurnberg and wish my destiny would bring me back😢

@TheYeti308 Жыл бұрын

OutStanding !

@farazshaikh4967 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video, as always! I live in Dresden since past 3 years and haven't visted Meissen. I plan to visit it in early Feb

@abhilashpalathingalvasupal3332 2 ай бұрын

Intresting and informative travelogue friend Hannah hummel

@tuturutu814 2 жыл бұрын

Dresden 😘 Meißen 🥳😍✌️😃👍🍀🎉

@user-tg1sy1us6t Жыл бұрын

謝謝用心拍攝這麼好的視頻

@kevmar2567 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing place.

@ThirteenthDiget 8 ай бұрын

Very beautiful place.

@stevethomas211 Жыл бұрын

Hannah would make a Great Queen. Wow. another Great video. I am a year late. Still a great video!

@kerstinzschoche9256 Жыл бұрын

Im Prinzip ein sehr schöner Beitrag. Allerdings sind die Lauf- und Fahrwege so wirr zusammen geschnitten, dass es einem als Ortskundigem ganz schwindelig wird 🧐

@antonromer3789 2 жыл бұрын

home❤❤❤

@ick423 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE GERMANY!

@SGTDuckButter Жыл бұрын

When looking at old buildings in Germany I’d like to know, were they rebuilt or were they untouched from the war?

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

Some cities, such as Meissen, were largely spared from the air raids in WW II- but there are of course some cities that were badly affected - there the old structures were partially restored.

@malikwaqas2224 2 ай бұрын

So Good ❤

@TopSecretVid Жыл бұрын

love my Villeroy & Boch porcelain 🤙🇩🇪🇩🇪

@SF_Curious Жыл бұрын

So sweet ❤

@MagnificentGermanywithDarion Жыл бұрын

Hello, I love your video and your style. Your "Green" partner is pretty awesome as well :). I am now a "Hannah Hummel" fan :) !!!!! BTW, I visit Germany every chance that I get and I will certainly visit Meissen thanks to you. O am actually hosting a KZfaq meetup on 1 July 2023 in Heidelberg and I will do my best to visit Meissen before I head back to the US. :) !!

@niclasschott5725 Жыл бұрын

Hallöchen aus Meißen

@forgottenarchitecturalhistory 21 күн бұрын

Fun fact: there is a courthouse in Berlin with a design based on Albrechtsburg Castle in Meißen: Amtsgericht Wedding (Wedding District Court)

@DWTravel 19 күн бұрын

Oh, that's interesting!

@redtobertshateshandles Жыл бұрын

I'm an Australian, watching because my great great grandfather was a German scientist who helped improve German porcelain. We are related to the von Westphalens also, but I don't know if it is the same family as from Meissen.

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

You must be proud of your ancestor. If you have the opportunity you should definitely visit the city of Meissen. There is a very good porcelain museum there.

@Kotone_EN 11 ай бұрын

Fellow Aussie My family is from Meissen from my dads side

@floydblandston108 Жыл бұрын

So, Hannah steps out of the car, says "let's have a closer look", AND BEGINS FLYING OVER THE ^%$%%& COUNTRYSIDE!!!!!

@ilonamarschner1571 Жыл бұрын

You did an exceptionel job, dear Hannah. Why do I know that for sure? I am one of the inhabitants of this most beautiful city in Germany. Its very elating to go fishing at the river Elbe and enjoy this splendid cityside and landscape. Thanks Hannah for this little documentary. If you visit again, let me know. So I can show you a lot of other interesting things, you didnt mention yet. ;-) God bless you!

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ilonamarschner1571 Жыл бұрын

@@DWTravel , you are more than welcome, dear Hannah!

@willischolz6803 Жыл бұрын

Schönes Video wenn man aus der stadt kommt

@kirill4531 Жыл бұрын

what a smile :)

@justmeonthebeach Жыл бұрын

11:36 I never expected to see an adidas here 😲

@hareeshe1473 3 ай бұрын

😍

@funny-video-YouTube-channel 2 жыл бұрын

WV makes electric cars in a huge factory in the same area.

@katharinahonicke6146 2 жыл бұрын

I live there 🖐🥰

@aronnickolaus6087 2 жыл бұрын

Same 😂🥰

@sourabhdhami7205 2 жыл бұрын

Marry Christmas😇🍰

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

@sourabh dhami 👼🏽🎅🏽🎄!

@sourabhdhami7205 2 жыл бұрын

@@DWTravel 😊😇🍑🍒

@ottomatic3123 Жыл бұрын

What's up with that VW Bug? Heavily modified or some limited edition I'm not aware of that is not available overseas?

@MrNomastrabajo 2 жыл бұрын

How can I see this video with its original audio?

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

@Eduardo Carlos Benites Check the German Version of Hannah's Saxony Trip on DW Doku - it'll be uploaded to the playlist soon 👉🏽 bit.ly/3F7Jp5S ☕

@MrNomastrabajo 2 жыл бұрын

@@DWTravel vielen Dank, ich werde mein Deutsch üben

@anastasijad5646 Жыл бұрын

Strange translation. The lady is saying pomegranate in German when describing the porcelain pattern, but the English translation is saying melon.

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

Well, she's actually saying "These aren't actually onions, they are melons(...)and every now and then a pomegranate. " Watch again 👉 11:00

@suevialania 2 жыл бұрын

💚❤️🇵🇹👍🏻🇩🇪

@fibosxpivots6238 5 ай бұрын

About the banquetting hall, there is à joke in France when too much lamps are lit on. Hey, ...It is not Versailles here.!

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

Ah, funny 😃

@susanlegeza7562 2 жыл бұрын

The war took our pieces of Meissen porcellan, i hope, who took it, appreciates it!

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

How sad!

@spiritualvirus6964 25 күн бұрын

HH is a very interesting woman.

@marcosramos4596 Жыл бұрын

This girl is very good looking

@skpaik 2 жыл бұрын

Which car you ride?

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

VW Beetle convertible

@skpaik 2 жыл бұрын

@@DWTravel Very Good. I want to join DW Travel. And want to make travel video for all over the world.

@linajurgensen4698 2 жыл бұрын

Meißen is written with an „ß“ instead of ss.

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

@Lina Jürgensen In English it says "Meissen" 😘

@just-me9128 Жыл бұрын

You can write it both ways :)

@redtobertshateshandles Жыл бұрын

@@just-me9128 just not SS. Lol

@SrchangwaytogoC Жыл бұрын

1:46 "Hello, good morning" Old dude proceeds to 3 hours presentation about the history of his joint

@TomNook. 2 жыл бұрын

24:04 Y U NO LANDSCAPE 😭

@chris.asi_romeo Жыл бұрын

If that castle could speak wonder what kind of story it will tell.

@manclt704 3 ай бұрын

City of Dr. Hahnemann

@jamjigger2188 Жыл бұрын

Why does he say this is the oldest castle in Germany? Burg Eltz was completed much earlier.

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

Now that's a tricky one. In German, there are two meanings for a ‘castle’. One is a "Burg" (a fortress, built for protection) and one is a "Schloss"(a palace with playfull architecture, gardens, etc.) And to make it even more complicated: The differences sometimes blur.. But if we start from this definition above, Albrechtsburg Castle is indeed the oldest German castle (Palace) . 😅😉

@jamjigger2188 Жыл бұрын

@@DWTravel Thanks for the clarification! I had just watched the Burg Eltz video (my favorite castle), so I remember they said it was completed in 1311. But it is definitely not a Schloss. :)

@MichaelSwartout Жыл бұрын

You would look so pretty in an old Victorian dress. Though it's not too practical to wear all the time. I love how you like the old style fancy life. The places you visit are so cool and nice to visit with you on here.

@cube228 2 жыл бұрын

Jmd Mcces ?

@saberasikdar9577 Жыл бұрын

Hi sister I'm from 🇧🇩🇧🇩 your car Mr bean

@sst50 Жыл бұрын

Why Germany has many castle?

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

@Polpilteus In Europe in the Middle Ages there were very many small states, some of which were enemies of each other - the best defences were large fortified buildings made of stone..🏰

@yungcrowley3295 2 жыл бұрын

Diggi erstmal C und Hardtekk oder?

@yungcrowley3295 2 жыл бұрын

Wenn die Nase einmal in Meißen läuft

@NettGG Жыл бұрын

U and Ur green car

@IIIOOOUS 2 жыл бұрын

@user-tg1sy1us6t Жыл бұрын

德國真美

@altafshaikh7472 5 ай бұрын

Dr frienderich samuel hahnemann birth place No one comment 😮 about it

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

That's right. Since this is a travel channel we covered the more obvious touristic aspects of Meissen. Hahnemann and his life in Meissen is rather a side aspect in the city from our point of view. Greetings!

@vloplob 2 жыл бұрын

Saxony would be beautiful, if only it wouldn´t be full of Saxons.

@martinhorvath1477 2 жыл бұрын

Stupid and primitive statement ! What do you have against the Saxons ?

@jeanvaljean7266 11 ай бұрын

without Saxons Saxony wouldn't be like it is ...

@thevirginclanlee275 2 жыл бұрын

Everything is good from this video, except her car is modified into an EV. I don't like EVs.

@redtobertshateshandles Жыл бұрын

No fuel costs, no pollution, no noise. What's not to like. I love a V8 too, but electric vehicles are awesome. Get with the times.

@intothelabyrinth01 2 жыл бұрын

Oh come on...how can you make docu-material like this...voice-overs will always be something not to trust! Even media does it, so its not reliable. Let the man speak and put translation on it, that's the least you can do.

@DWTravel 2 жыл бұрын

@Sophie Snow "even media does it s o it its not reliable." That does not make any sense, don't you think. If you wish subs instead of voice overs- fair enough, we'll discuss it.

@renatob9909 3 ай бұрын

Kinda sucks and discouraging that the guy at the beginning, the tour guide and the museum manager could not speak English and had to be dubbed, given that they work in the tourist industry 🙄