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Town in Saxony, Germany
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Riesa is a city in Saxony.
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Unusual Romanesque revival church from the late 19th century.
"Rusty Oak"
Large-sized cast-steel sculpture by Jörg Immendorf (1945–2007), officially named Elbequelle ("Elbe source"), but nicknamed "Rusty Oak" by locals. An artictic bow to both Riesa's location on the river Elbe and its steel industry heritage.
Rathaus
Representative building that originally served as a Benedictine abbey, then as a squire's manor and now as seat of the local administration.
Nudel-Center
Get to know the town's most well-known product: Riesa pasta. The "pasta center" consists of a museum, a production site open to visitors, a pasta restaurant and shop.
Well-preserved and restored Baroque mansion.
Heritage cinema in an interesting neo-classical building. All pictures in German.
Symphony orchestra.
It is a part of the pasta center and there are various homemade pasta dishes offered.
By train
Riesa has a station on the Frankfurt–Leipzig–Dresden ICE line (two-hourly) and the Cologne–Hanover–Dresden intercity line (two-hourly).
By bicycle
Riesa is located on the Elbe Radweg (Elbe River cycle route), 53 km from Dresden and 48 km from Torgau.
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Dresden · International · DRS
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