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Radebeul

Western Europe

Radebeul is a town in the Elbe valley within the Meißen district of Saxony, Germany, functioning as a suburb of Dresden. It is known for its viticulture in one of Europe's northeasternmost wine-growing areas, a museum devoted to the writer Karl May, and a narrow-gauge railway connecting it to Moritzburg Castle and the town of Radeburg.

Facts
Population
33,081 1
Area (sq km)
26.06 1
Founding Year
1349 2
Founding Year
1349 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
120 1
Latitude
51.103333 degrees north 1
Longitude
13.67 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

Why is there a museum about Karl May in Radebeul?

The City of Radebeul tourism website says of Karl May: "He lived and worked here in Radebeul, where he wrote his Winnetou books, among others."
Sources
1. Radebeul (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 33,081 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.103333, longitude 13.67
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 120 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 26.06 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 33081 (2025)
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2. Radebeul (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1349
    A village Radebeul was first mentioned in 1349.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1349
    A village Radebeul was first mentioned in 1349.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1349
    A village Radebeul was first mentioned in 1349.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    (große Kreisstadt) in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany
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3. GeoNames: Radebeul - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2851077
    51.10654 13.66047 P PPL DE 13 00 14627 14627210 32979 120 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 120 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 13.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 13.75
51.25 13.75 Cfb
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