Riesa
Town in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
- Country
- Located in
- Population
- 29,238(December 31, 2025)
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- , 29,373(December 31, 2024)
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Sources- 1.Stated in register of German municipalities (2024)Retrieved 2026-06-29
- , 29,127(December 31, 2023)
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Sources- 1.Stated in register of German municipalities (2023)Retrieved 2024-11-16
- +5 more
- 29,238(December 31, 2025)
- Area
- 58.91 km²(December 31, 2017)
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Sources- 1.“Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)”destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/LaenderRegionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Administrativ/Archiv/GVAuszugQ/AuszugGV4QAktuell.htmlRetrieved 2019-03-10
- 58.91 km²(December 31, 2017)
- Elevation
- 109 m
- Head of government
- Marco Müller(since 2014)
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Sources- 1.“Marco Müller gewinnt die Riesaer Oberbürgermeisterwahl”riesa.de/rathaus/meldungen/artikel/news-marco-mueller-gewinnt-die-riesaer-oberbuergermeisterwahlRetrieved 2026-05-29
- , Gerti Töpfer(0203–2014)
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Sources- 1.“Erinnerungswürdiges und Hoffnungen - 10. Amtsjubiläum von Oberbürgermeisterin Gerti Töpfer”riesa.de/rathaus/meldungen/artikel/news-erinnerungswuerdiges-und-hoffnungen-10-amtsjubilaeum-von-oberbuergermeisterin-gerti-toepferRetrieved 2026-05-29
- 2.“25 Jahre Stadtwerke Riesa – Gerti Töpfer”riesa-tv.de/mediathek/video/25-jahre-stadtwerke-riesa-gerti-toepfer/Retrieved 2026-05-29
- Marco Müller(since 2014)
- Postal code
- 01587
- , 01589
- , 01591
- Website
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
69 statements · 46% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Twinned administrative body
- Villerupt(since 1961)
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Sources- 1.“60 Jahre Städtepartnerschaft Riesa-Villerupt - Erinnerungen auffrischen”riesa.de/rathaus/meldungen/artikel/news-60-jahre-staedtepartnerschaft-riesa-villerupt-erinnerungen-auffrischenRetrieved 2026-05-29
- Mannheim(since 1988)
- Rotherham(since 1998)
1
Sources- 1.“Rotherham (Großbritannien)”riesa.de/rathaus/staedtische-gesellschaften/details-1/rotherdamRetrieved 2026-05-29
- Suzhou(since 1999)
1
Sources- 1.“Suzhou (China)”riesa.de/rathaus/staedtische-gesellschaften/details-1/suzhou-chinaRetrieved 2026-05-29
- Sandy
1
Sources- 1.“Sandy City (USA)”riesa.de/rathaus/staedtische-gesellschaften/details-1/sandy-city-usaRetrieved 2026-05-29
- Głogów(since 2005)
- Lonato del Garda
1
Sources- 1.“Lonato del Garda (Italien)”riesa.de/rathaus/staedtische-gesellschaften/details-1/lonato-del-gardaRetrieved 2026-05-29
- Villerupt(since 1961)
- Local dialing code
- 03525
- Short name
- Rs instance of: library location identifier
1
- Rs instance of: library location identifier
- Member of
- Mayors for Peace(since 2006)
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Sources- 1.mayorsforpeace.org/english/membercity/map/europe.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-04
- Mayors for Peace(since 2006)
- Official name
- Riesa
- Hashtag
- Riesa
On other databases
29 identifiers linking Riesa across the web's reference databases
- ArchINFORM location ID3957
- Facebook location ID109717099047193
- FactGrid item IDQ80886
- Freebase ID/m/062953
- GeoNames ID6550809
- German municipality key14627230
- German regional key146270230230
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7012860
- GND ID4050009-3
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDriesa
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0055642
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDRIEESAJO61PH
- HOV-ID9157
- Instagram usernamestadtriesa
- J9U entity ID987007565153105171
- Klimadashboard.de region IDb7cfef47-e283-4d25-b217-ee5170d30b6f
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn89662599
- Museum-digital place ID8365
- MusicBrainz area ID59ab59df-6f50-4e29-ac85-75752b7d51df
- NL CR AUT IDge947357
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID3967833
- OpenStreetMap relation ID549800
- Quora topic IDRiesa
- UN/LOCODEDERSA
- VIAF cluster ID152571739
- WhatsApp channel ID0029Vb6jbkK3LdQNwtrDj40v
- Who's on First ID101822065
- WOEID688664
- Yale LUX IDplace/35f3b19f-58b7-474a-985e-917bfa80c440