Riesa

Riesa
Riesa
Town
	Riesa with the Trinitatis Church near the Elbe River in July 2008
	Coat of arms
	Location of Riesa within Meißen district
	Riesa Riesa
	Coordinates: 51°18′29″N 13°17′38″E / 51.30806°N 13.29389°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Meißen
Subdivisions	16
Government
• Mayor (2021–28)	Marco Müller (CDU)
Area
• Total	58.91 km2 (22.75 sq mi)
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	29,076
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01587, 01589, 01591, 01594
Dialling codes	03525
Vehicle registration	MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Website	www.riesa.de

Riesa (Upper Sorbian: Ryzawa) is a town in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany. It is located on the river Elbe, approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Dresden.

^ Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.

[1] Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.

[2] "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.

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