Rabenau, Saxony

Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Rabenau within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district

(2022–29) Thomas Paul^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total30.72 km² (11.86 sq mi)Highest elevation

420 m (1,380 ft)Lowest elevation

250 m (820 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,448 • Density140/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

01734

Dialling codes0351, 03504Vehicle registrationPIRWebsitewww.rabenau.net

Rabenau (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Dippoldiswalde, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Dresden (centre).

Personality

Karl von Miltitz (1490–1529), papal nuncio
Cornelius Schnauber (1939–2014), literary critic, author, grew up in Rabenau
Hans-Jürgen Kreische (born 1947), soccer player of the GDR, grew up in Rabenau
Daniel Rosin (born 1980), professional football player, grew up in Rabenau

List of mayors

This list contains the democratically elected mayors since 1990

1990–1994: Frank Schoenherr (CDU)
1994–2008: Gerd Hilbert (FDP)
2009: Thomas Paul (CDU)

References

^ Wahlergebnisse 2022, Freistaat Sachsen. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.