Rabenau, Saxony

Rabenau
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Rabenau within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Hilbert
Area
• Total	30.72 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Highest elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Lowest elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	4,448
• Density	140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01734
Dialling codes	0351, 03504
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.rabenau.net

Rabenau is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Dippoldiswalde, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Dresden (centre).

Personality

• Karl von Miltitz (1490-1529), papal nuncio
• Cornelius Schnauber (1939-2014), literary critic, author, grew up in Rabenau
• Hans-Jürgen Kreische (born 1947), soccer player of the GDR, grew up in Rabenau
• Daniel Rosin (born 1980), professional football player, grew up in Rabenau

List of mayors

This list contains the democratically elected mayors since 1990

• 1990-1994: Frank Schoenherr (CDU)
• 1994-2008: Gerd Hilbert (FDP)
• 2009: Thomas Paul (CDU)