than 300 million people all over the globe. Population According to the Saxon state congress in 1777, Herrnhut contained 76 homes. In the mid-19th century the population rose above 1,000, and after World War II it reached more than 2,000. Since the 1950s there has been a decline in population, which was compensated for by the incorporation of neighboring municipalities. Location maps Coat of arms The Herrnhut coat of arms is blue and white, showing the tower of the Altan (the lookout tower) atop the Hutberg hill above the city. The name of Hutberg 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". Culture 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. Many European languages have named the Moravian Church movement directly after Herrnhut, for example hernhuutlus in Estonian, herrnhutilaisuus in Finnish, hernhūtieši in Latvian and herrnhutismen in both Norwegian and Swedish. The former Herrnhut train station on the decommissioned railway line Zittau–Löbau has been turned into an art gallery. Economy Its economy is based on church administration, education, tourism and manufacturing, including a 25-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 star or Moravian Advent star (Herrnhuter Adventsstern). From Herrnhut, the Moravian star decoration has spread across Europe and America. Gallery Notable people Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf (1727–1752), church writer Heinrich August Jäschke (1817–1883), missionary, linguist and orientalist Adolf Heinrich Lier (1826–1882), landscape painter Hugo Theodor Christoph (1831–1894), entomologist Herbert Fischer (1914–2006), Ambassador of the GDR to India Martin Clemens (born 1939), Saxon politician (CDU) and former deputy of the Saxon Landtag David Gill (civil servant) (born 1966), Chief of the Federal Presidential Office under Joachim Gauck References External links Herrnhuter Sterne Evangelische Brüder Towns in Görlitz (district) History of the Moravian Church Settlements of the Moravian Church Populated places established in 1722