Radibor (
German
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) or Radwor (
Upper Sorbian
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, ) is a municipality in
Saxony
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in
Germany
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. It is situated in Upper
Lusatia
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about 10 km north of
Bautzen
Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 ''Budissin'' in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree (river), Spree river, is the eighth most ...
, which is also the main city of the
District of Bautzen to which Radibor belongs.
Radibor was first mentioned in a written source in 1359. Its name is of Sorbian origin and generally means "place of the council". The municipality belongs to the central
settlement area of the Sorbs.
Following villages belong to the municipality of Radibor (names given in German/Upper Sorbian, followed by the number of inhabitants):
*Bornitz/Boranecy, 125 inh.
*Brohna/Bronjo, 73 inh.
*Camina/Kamjenej, 119 inh.
*Cölln/Chelno, 356 inh.
*Droben/Droby, 89 inh.
*Großbrösern/Wulki Přezdrěń, 46 inh.
*
Lippitsch/Lipič, 193 inh.
*Lomske/Łomsk, 205 inh.
*Luppa/Łupoj, 205 inh.
*Luppedubrau/Łupjanska Dubrawka, 79 inh.
*Luttowitz/Lutobč, 162 inh.
*Merka/Měrkow, 139 inh.
*Milkel/Minakał, 420 inh.
*Milkwitz/Miłkecy, 113 inh.
*Neu-Bornitz/Nowe Boranecy, 61 inh.
*Neu-Brohna/Nowe Bronjo, 20 inh.
*Quoos/Chasow, 156 inh.
*Radibor/Radwor, 704 inh.
*Schwarzadler/Čorny Hodler, 37 inh.
*Teicha/Hat, 75 inh.
*Wessel/Wjesel, 99 inh.
People
*
Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin (1549–1646), Prussian field marshal during the Thirty Years' War
References
Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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