Grimma (Upper Sorbian: Grima, pronounced [ˈɡʁʲima]) is a town in Saxony, Central Germany, on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Leipzig.

Massive floods in 2002 washed away the old Pöppelmannbrücke bridge and caused significant damage to buildings in the town.

[citation needed] The Margraves of Meissen and the Electors of Saxony often resided at the castle in the town.

The purpose of these schools was to educate future civil servants and to prepare them for further studies at universities which is why a number of historical personalities are biographically related to this rather small town.

Work had by this time started on the construction of flood barriers, but their completion had been delayed by local opposition [6] In 2017, the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference held their international, triennial convention in Grimma.