Radibor
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Radibor | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Saxony |
Admin. region | Dresden |
District | Bautzen |
Mayor | Vinzenz Baberschke (CDU) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 61.93 km² (23.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
Population | 3,544 (31/08/2006) |
- Density | 57 /km² (148 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | BZ |
Postal code | 02627 |
Area code | 035935 |
Website | www.radibor.de |
Location of Radibor within Bautzen district | |
- For the town in Poland, see Racibórz.
Radibor (Sorbian: Radwor) is a municipality in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in Upper Lusatia about 10 km north of Bautzen, 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 Sorbian minority strongly influences the community.
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