Radeberg is a small town in the district of Bautzen,

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is located approximately 20 kilometres north-east of

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

. 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 was thereupon renamed as Silver Hill. The mine was however quickly 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 ''Robotron Elektronik Radeberg'', formerly well known in East Germany for the production of portable television sets and powerful data processing equipment, was there. The Radeberger Brewery was founded in 1872, and is part of the Oetker Group. It brews Radeberger Pilsner,Radeberger Exportbierbrauerei
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pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...

Transportation

The town is accessible by

Radeberg railway station Radeberg (german: Bahnhof Radeberg) is a railway station in the town of Radeberg, Saxony, Germany. The station lies on the Görlitz–Dresden railway, train services are operated by Trilex and DB Regio Südost. Train services The station is serv ...

of Deutsche Bahn.

Notable people

(Chronological order) * Johannes Gelbke (1846–1903), German classical composer * Theodor Arldt (1878–1960), German nature scientist, paleontologist, writer, teacher *

Georg Naumann Kurt Georg Naumann (1901–1978) was a German scientist, trapper and pioneer of the early local exploration and use of oil wells and natural gas deposits in the northern catchment area of Athabasca River in Canada. Biography Georg Naumann wa ...

(1901–1978), pioneering the exploration of northwest Canada / Alberta, esp. oil sands research * Erhard Fischer (1922–1996), German music and theatre director * Christian Leuckert (1930 - 2011), German botanist and lichenologist * Hartmut Schade (born 1954), football player *

Thomas Scheibitz Thomas Scheibitz (born 1968 in Radeberg, East Germany) is a German painter and sculptor. Together with Tino Sehgal he created the German pavilion on the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005. He lives and works in Berlin. Life and work The son of an Eas ...

(born 1968), painter and sculptor

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