Greater Dresden, which spreads in the neighbouring districts of Kamenz, Meißen, Riesa-Großenhain, Sächsische Schweiz, Weißeritzkreis and in small parts in the district of Bautzen, has a population of around 1,250,000 inhabitants.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dahme-Spreewald, Spree-Neiße, the districts Kamenz and Riesa-Großenhain in Saxony, and the district Elbe-Elster.
Riesa | Riesa-Großenhain | Großenhain |
Anja Pollmächer (born 29 July 1985 in Riesa) is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Tsagkarakis made his international debut at the 2002 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Riesa, Germany, where he finished outside the medals with a fourth-place effort in the 50 m butterfly (23.75).
Corinna Harfouch (born 1954): German actress, passed her childhood here
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Manfred von Richthofen (1892–1918): German fighter pilot known as The Red Baron, was trained as observer at the local airport
Levan enrolled in the National Academy of Sports of Georgia and quickly got interested in sumo, taking part in the World Amateur Sumo Championships in Riesa, Germany.
There he became a professional soldier and applied in 1959 for the attendance of the Armord Corp's Officers School in Großenhain.
During the 1980s Riesa was the headquarters of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany's 9th Tank Division.
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This name, romanised as "Rezoa", appears first in October 1119 in a document from Pope Callixtus II.
This had been necessary, after the private firm, the Chemnitz-Riesa Railway Company, had gone bankrupt due to the cost of structures needed between Waldheim und Döbeln.