Radeberg

Radeberg
Radeberg
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Radeberg within Bautzen district
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Lemm (SPD)
Area
• Total	30.00 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	18,980
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01454
Dialling codes	03528
Vehicle registration	BZ
Website	www.radeberg.de

Radeberg

Radeberg is a small town in the district of Bautzen, Saxony, Germany. It is located approximately 20 kilometres north-east of Dresden. The town has an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, and an old castle.

History

Radeberg was mentioned for the first time in 1219, when farmers settled on the country to the large Roeder. The name of the place is probably derived from this river. In less than 150 years a market place, a castle and own units developed. In the year 1412 the municipal law was lent to the small market town.

500 years ago silver was found close of the town. The discovery site thereupon renamed in silver hill. The mine was however fast exhausted.

Industry

Its principal industries are the manufacture of glass, machinery, furniture and paper, and it produces a light lager "Radeberger Beer" which is largely exported. The company Elektronik Radeberg GmbH, formerly well known in East Germany for the production of portable television sets, is located there. The Radeberger Brewery was founded in 1872, and is part of the Oetker Group.^[2] It brews Radeberger Pilsner,^[3] a 4.8% abv pale lager.