Radebeul is a district capital (große Kreisstadt) in the Elbe valley, Saxony, Germany, a posh suburb of Dresden. It is well-known for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer Karl May and a local narrow-gauge railway line connecting Radebeul with the castle of Moritzburg and the town of Radeberg. The Meißen area, were Radebeul is located, is one of the Northeasternmost areas where wine is grown today.
Radebeul ist twinned with Sierra Vista (Arizona, USA), Obuchow (Ukraine) and St. Ingbert (Germany).
History
The town was founded in 1349.
In 1905 the neighboring village of Serkowitz was incorporated. On the 1st of April 1924 Radebeul became a town. Meanwhile, the neighboring village of Kötzschenbroda had taken over Lindenau in 1920. By 1924, Naundorf, Zitzschewig und Niederlößnitz belonged to Kötzschenbroda as well, which was made town in 1924. In 1934 Wahnsdorf and Oberlößnitz joined Radebeul and on the 1st of January the towns of Kötzschenbroda and Radebeul were joined under the name of Radebeul (there are rumours that the name Kötzschenbroda was considered too "ungermanic").
In 1947 Radebeul was made part of the District of Dresden. In 1995 it became district capital, when the District of Dresden (Dresden Land) was dissolved, Radebeul became part of the Meißen District.
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