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Radebeul (Saxony)




Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
 
Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
 
Radebeul is a town in the Elbe valley, which is in Saxony, situated in Germany, a suburb of Dresden. The city had a population of 33,091 inhabitants in 2005, area is 26.06 square kilometers, population density is 1,269 per square kilometers and is elevated at 101 to 256 meters.  It is famous for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer Karl May and a narrow gauge railway connecting Radebeul with the castle of Moritzburg and the town of Radeburg.
 
The history of village Radebeul was first mentioned in 1349. In 1905 it absorbed the neighboring village of Serkowitz. On April 1st, 1924 Radebeul became a town. In 1947 Radebeul was made part of the district of Dresden. In 1995 it received the status of a main town inside the rural district grobe Kreisstadt Radebeul has been renowned for its vineyards since 1324. The city has a theatre named Landesbuhnen Sachsen. Some of the museums are Karl May Museum, Stadtgalerie Radebeul, Hoflossnitz Stiftung Weingut museum, Volkssternwarte Adolph Diesterweg and Zeitreise Interessantes zur DDR-Zeit.

Radebeul is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in Germany. It is worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of Germany.

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