Radibor

Radibor, in 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/Radwor
Location of Radibor/Radwor within Bautzen district
Radibor/Radwor Radibor/Radwor
Coordinates: 51°15′N 14°24′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Government
• Mayor	Vinzenz Baberschke (CDU)
Area
• Total	61.93 km^2 (23.91 sq mi)
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,119
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02627
Dialling codes	035935
Vehicle registration	BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website	radibor.de

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:

• 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

1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.