Radeburg

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Radeburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Radeburg
Radeburg (Germany)
Radeburg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Meißen
Mayor Dieter Jesse
Basic statistics
Area 54.00 km² (20.8 sq mi)
Elevation 149 m  (489 ft)
Population 7,880  (30/09/2006)
 - Density 146 /km² (378 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MEI
Postal codes 01468–01471
Area code 035208
Website www.radeburg.de

Coordinates: 51°12′45″N 13°43′32″E / 51.2125, 13.72556

Radeburg is a town in the district of Meißen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 19 km east of Meißen, and 18 km north of Dresden. The main tourist attraction is the narrow-gauge Radebeul-Radeburg railway line that connects Radeburg and Radebeul via Moritzburg. The painter and illustrator Heinrich Zille was born in Radeburg.